Moon Impact Probe (MIP)

CHACE detected water; deliberate south-pole impact.

Coordinates

-89, -30 (positive-east)

Era

B (1990-2019)

Parent mission

Chandrayaan-1

Role

impactor probe

Operator

ISRO

Nation

India

Launched (UTC)

2008-10-22

Reached Moon (UTC)

2008-11-14 impact

Event type

impactor

Outcome

success

Site

Near Shackleton / Jawahar Point

Coordinate note

contested: ~89S 30W vs ~89.55S 122.93W across tiers

Left on surface

painted Indian flag

Returned material

none

Current status

impacted

Operational status (derived)

inactive

Source grade

primary

Primary source