ISRO organised a national science meet on April 16 to discuss lunar sample science for the Chandrayaan-4 mission. The mission aims to return lunar samples to Earth, marking a key step in India’s Moon exploration. Around 50 scientists from across India, including private institutes, attended the event.

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• ISRO held national meet on April 16 for Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample science.
• Aim: Discuss sample return mission, major step toward Moon exploration.
• About 50 scientists participated, from research, academic, and private institutes.
• 50% attendees from outside Department of Space institutions.
• Focus on analyzing meteorite samples, lunar soil simulants, terrestrial analogs.
• ISRO’s UR Rao Satellite Centre presented plans for sample curation, analysis.
• Discussions on challenges in lunar science and best landing sites.
• Chandrayaan-4 seen as vital milestone before India’s 2040 human Moon mission.
• Meeting stressed need for ground-truth experiments with returned samples.
• Scientists aimed to align remote sensing with sample analysis findings.