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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
ISRO plans on exploring the moon’s shadow region in collaboration with which country?
A
Japan
B
Russia
C
United States
D
France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ISRO is planning to collaborate with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for sending a lunar rover to explore the permanent shadow region of the moon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indo-Japanese Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission is envisaged to explore the permanently shadowed regions or the dark side of the moon. The main objective of the mission is to confirm the presence of water in the polar regions of the moon. The mission is expected to be launched in the next couple of years.

Detailed explanation-3: -As per the initial plans, a lunar lander and rover built by ISRO will be put into orbit by a Japanese rocket with a planned landing near the south pole of the moon. “The rover will then travel to the permanent shadow region of the moon which never sees sunlight, ‘’ Mr. Bhardwaj said.

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