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ISRO Launches Advanced Lunar Data Products for Enhanced Polar Exploration Insights

ISRO has released advanced lunar data products derived from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter’s radar observations, providing new insights into the Moon’s polar regions. The Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) onboard the orbiter, operational since 2019, has collected around 1,400 datasets, processed into high-resolution polarimetric mosaics covering latitudes from 80 to 90 degrees in both hemispheres. These products reveal information on potential water-ice deposits, surface roughness, and the dielectric constant, which describes surface density and porosity. Developed indigenously by scientists at the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad, these ready-to-use datasets are now freely available for global researchers and complement existing hyperspectral data for mineral analysis. The release marks a significant step in characterizing the Moon’s polar regions, which are believed to preserve early solar system conditions and offer vital clues for planetary evolution studies

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