New Delhi: In a written response to a question posted at the Rajya Sabha, State Minister for Space Jitendra Singh revealed that ISRO is aiming to land the Chandrayaan 4 sample return mission closer to the lunar south pole than the Chandrayaan 3 mission . Singh noted, “The targeted landing site for Chandrayaan-4 is in the southern polar region of Moon (~84˚ to 86˚ south latitudes). This region is expected to be geologically diverse, having close proximity to Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSR) and having possibility of finding water ice, also the polar regions of Moon remain largely unexplored and global scientific community is focused on exploring it in detail.”

ISRO was previously considering landing the Chandrayaan 4 mission at the Alternate Landing Site of the Chandrayaan 3 missi

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