A talk on Chandrayaan-3
Sonu: Hi Monu, Have you heard about the Chandrayaan-3 mission that India launched a few days ago?
Monu: Yes Sobu, I have read about it. It's our third moon mission, right?
Sonu: Yes you are right! It's our third mission on the moon's surface. The launch happened on July 14th from our space center.
Monu: Nice! So, I am eager to know more about it
Sonu: Well, we have got a lander called Vikram and a rover named Pragyan. The lander will gently touch down and drop the rover on the moon to explore.
Monu: Interesting! What's the main goal of this mission?
Sonu: The mission Chandrayaan-3 has three main objectives of and they are: 1.To demonstrate Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface 2.To demonstrate Rover roving on the moon and 3.To conduct scientific experiments.
Monu: Hmm! . Now I understand. So, why is this mission so important?
Sonu: Well, it's India's big attempt at putting a rover on the moon's surface, which is a pretty big deal for their space program. If it works, it'll show we can explore space more.
Monu: And it's not just India, right? Other countries benefit too?
Sonu: Exactly! The whole world learns from missions like these. Further, they're looking to land near the moon's south pole, where there might be water ice, which could be super useful.
Monu: Great, water on the moon? That's something amazing. Thanks for sharing all these, I have learned a lot!
Sonu: No problem, happy to share! Space is always fascinating.
Glossary
mission - a journey or voyage undertaken for a specific purpose
lander - a spacecraft that lands on another celestial body
rover - a vehicle that travels over the surface of another celestial body
objective - a goal or purpose
experiment - a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery or test a hypothesis
space program - a government or private organization's program of research into and exploration of outer space
benefit - an advantage or profit
super useful - very useful
gently -in a kind and careful way.
Fascinating: arousing the interest or curiosity of someone.
Launch: to cause (something) to begin a journey or activity.
Explore: to travel in or through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
- Demonstrate: to show or explain the workings of (something) by operating it
- Conduct: to carry out or perform (an action or activity).