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ISRO plans to explore Moon's dark side

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LUPEX mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), along with Japan, plans to explore the dark side of the Moon, via the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission.

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Lunar exploration

The prime goal of the LUPEX mission will be to confirm the presence of water in the polar regions of the Moon.

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Mission

LUPEX will ferry several scientific instruments from both ISRO and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The mission is expected to launch in a few years.

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Contributions

The LUPEX mission will comprise a rover and a lander. The lander system will be developed by ISRO and the rover will be built by JAXA.

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Latest developments

Recently, a team from JAXA met with ISRO scientists to discuss the LUPEX mission. The discussions also involved confirmation of the future coordination policy.