Multiple choice general knowledge

The mission of Chandrayaan-1 ended abruptly because -

  1. The detectors at ISRO which contacted Chandrayaan-1 stopped working

  2. Highly sensitive electronic items were baked by solar radiations

  3. All the mission objectives have been achieved very soon

  4. Chandrayaan-1 crashed and fell on the moon's surface
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Chandrayaan-1's mission ended prematurely in August 2009 due to thermal problems - intense solar radiation overheated and damaged the spacecraft's sensitive electronic components and detectors. The ISRO ground stations lost contact because the onboard systems failed from heat damage, not because mission objectives were complete.

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