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India's Chandrayaan-2 mission achieves lunar orbit ahead of Moon landing
2019-08-20 19:22 UTC by Anthony Wood

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has successfully made orbit around the Moon. The ambitious mission, which comprises an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, has the goal of shedding new light on the creation and evolution of Earth's closest celestial neighbor.

• Moon
• Orbit
• Rover
• Spacecraft

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