Discoveries by the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) - Water Molecules and CO2 in Lunar Atmosphere

CHACE Payload of MIP

The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) Reveals the Mysteries of the Moon - Frontline Magazine, September 25, 2010.

Results from Chandrayaan-1: CHACE Payload from the Moon Impact Probe finds direct evidence of Water Vapour in the Lunar Surface

Direct detection of water in its vapour phase found by in situ measurements carried out by the Chandra’s Altitudinal Composition Explorer (CHACE) payload, onboard the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) of Chandrayaan I mission - Planetary and Space Science Journal, May 2010.

Results from Chandrayaan-1: M3 Instrument Finds Deepest Crater on the Moon

Three views of the Apollo Basin taken with NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument on board India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft.

Scientists have discovered moon’s biggest and deepest crater - some 2,400 km long and 9 km deep - using data from a NASA instrument that flew aboard India’s maiden unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan—I - The Hindu, March 05, 2010.

Biggest, Deepest Crater Exposes Hidden, Ancient Moon - Science Daily, March 04, 2010.

Results from Chandrayaan-1: NASA Instrument Mini-SAR Radar Finds Ice Deposits On Moon Craters in its North Pole

NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, finds more than 40 small craters with water ice - NASA Multimedia, March 02, 2010.

Radar data from Mini-SAR from India's Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft reveals tons of Water Ice Deposits from North Pole of the Moon - Astronomynow.com

Nasa's Radar instrument onboard Chandrayaan-1 finds Ice deposits on Moon's North pole - Space Daily, March 02. 2010.

Tons of Water Ice found on Moon's North Pole - MSNBC.com, March 02, 2010.

Chandrayaan-1 Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's Pole - BBC online, March 02, 2010.

Results from Chandrayaan-1: New Rock Type Discovered by NASA's M3 Instrument

Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Instrument Onboard the Chandrayaan-1 Discovers New lunar Rock type - The Hindu, February 09, 2010.

Chandrayaan-1 also found new lunar rock types - Times of India, February 09, 2010.

Results from Chandrayaan-1: Tubular Structures on Lunar Surface identified as Ideal Landing Sites

Analysis of Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) Data on-board Chandrayaan-1 revealed Remnant Tubular Structure formation as Ideal Landing Sites for future Landers and Human Exploration of Moon - The Hindu, February 09, 2010.

Indian Scientists discover large cave on the Moon - Economic Times, February 09, 2010.

ISRO Launches a Book on the Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1

"Mission Moon: Exploring the Moon with Chandrayaan-1" Book Published - mybangalore.com, January 26, 2010.