Chandra

Chandra

Germany | India
I'm an Independent researcher with a passion for Planetary sciences, Remote Sensing and GIS. My interest involves researching on Lunar science data of ISRO, LRO and other space missions.
Oct
07
VayuVani dashboard shown as collage

Announcing VayuVani: My Journey to Empower Truly Independent Satellite Communication

Giving voice to signals in the air, one ground station at a time
6 min read
Jun
02
Landing site of chang'e 6

Chang'e 6 lands on the Far-side of the Moon

On June 1 at 22:23 UTC, Chang'e 6 successfully landed on the far side of the Moon after a journey of nearly a month since its launch on May 3, 2024
1 min read
May
29
This visualization underscores the robust scientific achievements and potential of Chandrayaan 2 in lunar exploration

Seeing in unprecedented detail: Key Operational insights into Chandrayaan 2 Orbital High-resolution Camera

The metadata analysis of the Chandrayaan 2 OHRC highlights significant operational trends, such as changes in the orbiter's altitude resulting in setting new benchmarks, previously unreported maintenance events and shift in focus towards upcoming future missions.
9 min read
May
06
What the Chinese Chang’e 6 mission aims to bring back from the Far-side of the Moon

What the Chinese Chang’e 6 mission aims to bring back from the Far-side of the Moon

In this article, I have explored the geology of the Moon and discussed the objectives of the Chang'e 6 mission, which aims to collect samples from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, specifically south of the Apollo basin.
6 min read
May
01
High resolution image of Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 and Pragyan rover captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC

Vikram and Pragyan: India's lunar ambassadors, now captured in images by Chandrayaan-2

First ever high-resolution image of Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC
3 min read
Apr
28
High resolution image of SLIM-JAXA captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC taken on 16th March, 2024

SLIM: Unyielding Defiance Amidst Adversities

First ultra-high resolution image of SLIM-JAXA and an overview of its current status and its high precise landing
7 min read
Apr
11
Byte-sized Tutorials

Byte-sized Tutorials

This is a live page where I publish concise tutorials focused on Space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), lunar missions, and the associated tooling.
1 min read
Apr
06
Exploring Lunar Data ft. ISRO

Exploring Lunar Data ft. ISRO

Following my earlier announcements, I am excited to introduce the inaugural session of my series. Admittedly, there has been a
1 min read
Apr
02
South Pole PSR boundary shape file (orange outlines) with the NAC PSR South Pole Mosaic overlaid on LOLA topography.

Permanently Shadowed Regions

a short primer on Permanently Shadowed Regions of the South Pole region of the Moon
3 min read
Apr
01
Show & Talk:  Numero uno

Show & Talk: Numero uno

In the plan outlined for the series, I've identified several topics I'd like to discuss. This
1 min read