Popular Science Lecture on "Excitement of Space Mission to Moon"
Thursday, 31st May 2007: 3.00 to 5.00 pm, Auditorium I in Gujarat Science City
The Gujarat Science City is announcing the popular science lecture on 'Excitement of Space Mission to Moon' to be delivered by Prof. Narendra Bhandari, Honorary Scientist, Indian National Science Academy and Member of Scientific Advisory Group of Chandrayan Mission of ISRO on the Thursday, 31 st May 2007 at 3.00 pm in Auditorium I.
The lecture has been organized as a part of the popular science lecture series titled as 'SCIENCE MATTERS' that aims to bring awareness among the young students, parents, teachers and the media persons about the fascinating world of basic sciences and its promising future. The series deals with topics on frontier areas of science and technology for the spreading of new knowledge and awareness among the students as well as the public at large.
Four countries, Japan, China, India and USA are planning to send orbiter missions to moon during the next 18 months. The talk will explore what is the reason for this great rush to Moon. Some of these missions are purely scientific whereas at least one mission is totally devoted to resource survey with the goal of setting up a permanent base on the Moon. The interaction will provide an insight of various missions and the excitements of going to moon. This era will mark a change in strategy from competition in planetary exploration to cooperation and coordination by various countries.
India's mission, Chandrayaan-1 will have 11 instruments on board, some wholly conceived and made in India, whereas there are four guest instruments from other countries. Chandrayaan-1 has several scientific goals. It has several cameras covering different spectral regions and two X-ray instruments.
Chandrayaan-1 will also look below the surface of the Moon for the first time with a radar instrument. We will debate the question whether the main scientific questions about the Moon and the way it has affected life on Earth, can be resolved by this mission. Main features of the Indian mission will be shown in a short film at the end of the talk. The long term plan of ISRO in nplanetary exploration will also be discussed.
Prof. Narendra Bhandari is an eminent scientists working in the National Planetary Science & Exploration Programme as Programme Coordinator and Senior Professor at Planetary and Geosciences Group of Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. He is now actively contributing in the scientific aspects of Chandrayan Mission.
The lecture will provide an insight about the excitement of Moon Mission and its scientific and societal significance.
We take this opportunity to invite one and all to attend the programme at Auditorium I in the Science City at 3.00 pm on 31st May 2007.
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