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| India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan 1, has placed a probe on the surface of the Moon. | India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan 1, has placed a probe on the surface of the Moon. |
| The probe, painted with the Indian flag, touched down at 2034 (1504 GMT), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. | The probe, painted with the Indian flag, touched down at 2034 (1504 GMT), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. |
| It will perform various experiments, including measuring the composition of the Moon's atmosphere. | It will perform various experiments, including measuring the composition of the Moon's atmosphere. |
| The mission is regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia. | The mission is regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia. |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says the success of the mission has been hailed in India where many see it as another sign of the country's emergence as a global power. | The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says the success of the mission has been hailed in India where many see it as another sign of the country's emergence as a global power. |
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| Earlier this week Chandrayaan 1 began orbiting the Moon some three weeks after it was launched from a space centre in southern India. CHANDRAYAAN 1 1 - Chandrayaan Energetic Neutral Analyzer (CENA)2 - Moon Impact Probe (MIP)3 - Radiation Dose Monitor (RADOM)4 - Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC)5 - Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3)6 - Chandrayaan 1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS)7 - Solar Panel class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7681701.stm">India sets its sights on the Moon class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7683378.stm">In Pictures: India Moon mission | |
| The dropping of the Moon Impact Probe (MIP), weighing about 30kg, concludes the first phase of the mission. | The dropping of the Moon Impact Probe (MIP), weighing about 30kg, concludes the first phase of the mission. |
| "During its descent from Chandrayaan 1, an onboard video camera transmitted lunar pictures to the ISRO command centre," spokesman S Satish said, AFP news agency reports. | |
| In the days to come, the probe will measure the composition of the Moon's ultra-tenuous atmosphere, or exosphere. | |
| For the next two years, Chandrayaan 1 will map a three-dimensional atlas of the Moon and also check for the presence of water-ice with the help of instruments built by India and other countries including the US, Britain and Germany. | |
| The chairman of India's space programme, Madhavan Nair, has described the mission as 95% successful so far and has announced a second lunar mission to be launched by 2012. | The chairman of India's space programme, Madhavan Nair, has described the mission as 95% successful so far and has announced a second lunar mission to be launched by 2012. |
| "We have now successfully put our national flag on the lunar surface," he told a news conference. | "We have now successfully put our national flag on the lunar surface," he told a news conference. |
| Mr Nair has also said India is considering sending a satellite to Mars. | Mr Nair has also said India is considering sending a satellite to Mars. |