Chandrayaan-3 mission done and dusted; know all about the awesome Chandrayaan-4 mission 

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After the huge Chandrayaan-3  mission success, ISRO is planning its next moon mission. This is the Chandrayaan-4 mission and it is simply awesome in its objectives on the moon.

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As mentioned in a report by space.com, ISRO is planning the Chandrayaan-4 mission which will have four modules and will have two launches which is quite different from the previous lunar mission Chandrayaan-3.

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The amazing part about the Chandrayaan-4 mission and the way it will differentiate itself from the Chandrayaan-3 mission is that it will actually look to bring back moon samples to Earth!  

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The primary step of the Chandrayaan-4 mission will involve a lander and an actual ascender will collect samples from the moon’s surface.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission is likely to be carried out near the landing site of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on the lunar polar surface.

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The next step of the Chandrayaan-4 mission will involve a transfer module and a reentry module. These two will launched later mounting on a second rocket. However, it will remain in the lunar orbit.

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The exact plan of the Chandrayaan-4 mission has not been cleared yet but it is speculated that the lander and ascender will land on an unspecified crater near the south pole.

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The ascender module of the Chandrayaan-4 mission will carry the collected samples and then will be launched from the lunar surface.

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After the launch from the lunar surface, the ascender module will transfer its samples to the reentry module of the Chandrayaan-4 mission. 

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The transfer and reentry modules will then return back to the Earth carrying the samples from the lunar surface.

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The ambitious Chandrayaan-4 mission launch date is expected to be decided in the next 5-7 years.