The Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbit imaging infrared spectrum (IIRS) instrument has detected the presence of both hydroxyl ions (OH) and water molecules (H2O) on the Moon’s surface.
*The findings will be important for future planetary exploitation of resource use and have been published in the journal ‘Current Science’.
*This was written by AS Kirankumar, former chairman of ISRO
*ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 project was launched in 2019.