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    Question

    Which Space agency has fitted the Laser Retroreflector

    Array (LRA) on the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 3, positioned near the Manzinus crater in the moon's South Pole region?
    A NASA Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B JAXA Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Roscosmos Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D German Aerospace Center Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E ESA (European Space Agency) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    On December 12, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) directed its laser altimeter instrument towards a small NASA retroreflector aboard Vikram lander. Positioned approximately 100 kilometers away from the LRO, near the Manzinus crater in the moon's South Pole region, the Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) successfully reflected the lights back, NASA confirmed on Thursday. NASA’s LRA was fitted on the Vikram lander under international collaboration with ISRO.

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