‘Chandrayaan II’ will capture moon’s dark side

Nagpur: India and its technology has grown phenomenally in terms of science awareness. In this regard, July 22 marks a notable day for the country for the successful launch of ‘Chandrayaan II’. To mark the day, a mobile science exhibition van was inaugurated at Raman Science Centre, near Gandhisagar Lake, on Monday.
For the budding science enthusiasts, an inaugural exhibition ‘Science in Syllabus’ was arranged for the school students where they were provided informative scientific aspects and objectives of Chandrayaan satellite.
Regional Remote Sensing Centre general manager SVC Kamesvar Rao was the chief guest of the event while scientist at State Institute of Science Education (SISE) Dr Rajkumar Avsare was the guest of honour. Manoj Panda, curator of RSC, welcomed the guests and the students. The first tour of the science exhibition van will commence on Tuesday and will explore Buldhana district.
Addressing the students, chief guest Rao said, “Chandrayaan II is a very advanced and improved version of Chandrayaan I which was launched in 2008. This satellite will be studying the surface of the moon in the true sense. Minute details of the moon will be studied and unique pictures will be captured.”
“The best part of this mission is that the satellite will capture the dark side of the moon, called the southern polar region, which no country has done till date. Mineralogy is another aspect which the satellite will cover and soon provide vivid details,” he said.
About the mobile science exhibition, he said, “It is a very good facility and will definitely propel the mind of budding scientists because science is best learnt when it is understood, practised and done. Here the children will know proper working of the instruments. The model studies will enhance their thinking process.”
Dr Avsare said, “Thanks to the exhibition van, students from the rural areas will not be deprived of science and technology anymore.”
RSC education officer Abhimanyu Bhelave anchored the inaugural event and proposed a vote of thanks.
(Reporting by Aanchal Bhatia)