Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What is the name of one of NASA's main payloads on board Chandrayaan-1, which confirmed the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface soil and rocks ?

  1. L3

  2. M3

  3. N3

  4. P3
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Explanation

The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) was one of NASA's main payloads on Chandrayaan-1. It was an imaging spectrometer that helped confirm the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface by analyzing the reflected light from the Moon's surface and detecting the signature of water molecules in the soil and rocks.

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