Chandrayaan 2: How much do you know about the moon?

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India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission is back on the track after the launch was postponed last week due to a technical glitch. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch India's second moon mission today in the afternoon at 2.43 PM. The GSLV Mk-III rocket with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will be carrying three modules of the moon mission -- Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan). The spacecraft will make a soft landing on the South Pole of Moon and will conduct experiments on the lunar terrain with home-grown technology. Here are some interesting facts about the moon: