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First illuminated image of the lunar surface

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Here is the first ever illuminated image of the lunar surface acquired by #Chandrayaan2 ’s Imaging Infrared Spectrometer ( IIRS ) payload. IIRS is designed to measure reflected sunlight from the lunar surface in narrow and contiguous spectral channels.Please have a look-- Chandrayaan2 is one the biggest mission of team ISRO. Chandrayaan-2 is India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, the mission was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 22 July 2019 at 2.43 PM IST to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III. Image source:ISRO