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Orbiter

• Stereo-cameras, hyper-spectral Imager
• X-ray/gamma-ray/alpha/neutron spectrometer
• Ground penetrating Radar / Improved mini-SAR
• Energetic particle detectors
• Mass-Spectrometer, Magnetometers
  • Objectives:
    • Sub surface analysis
    • Solarwind-magneto-tail interaction
    • Detection of low energy charge particle in lunar environment
    • Terrain and mineral mapping
    • Chemical mapping
    • Thermal mapping
    • Mapping of Radon and other alpha emitter; volatile transport

The instrument package on board the orbiter is yet to be finalized. It could consist of Terrain mapping camera, 400-4000nm hyper spectral Imager, Low energy X-ray spectrometer (CCD-array) and Gamma ray, neutron, alpha spectrometer. Using the experience gained from Chandrayaan-1, particularly the excessive radiation heating of the spacecraft encountered, ISRO revised the design of Chandrayaan-II.

Lander & Rovers

• X-ray florescence Spectrometer
• Alpha-proton-X-ray Spectrometers
• Tunable Diode Laser + Laser Induced Ion Mass Spectrometer
• Charge-particle and Neutral-Atom Mass Spectrometer
• Regolith Collector (Drill) and Analyzer (for sample acquisition)
• Regolith Evolved Gas Analyser (REGA) (for incineration & composition)
• Imaging, Chemistry, Stepped heating & Mass spectrometry / Photo-spectrometry
  • Objectives:
    • Seismic study
    • Lunar atmospheric abundance study
    • Incineration and composition
    • Drilling for sample acquisition
    • H2O detectionin polar shadowed region

The lander will carry two rovers: A Russian rover that will carry the major exploration instruments, and an Indian made rover, primarily designed to give Indian space scientists experience in robotics and precise remote control over planetary distances, which will separately undertake chemical analysis of the lunar soil. The rovers will cover around 50 meters every day and send experimental data to the orbiting spacecraft for over three months. The rover's life would be about a few weeks. Prior to the launch, the ISRO would study its movement on a simulated terrain of the moon.