Isro personnel work on the orbiter vehicle of Chandrayaan-2, India's first moon lander and rover mission planned and developed by Isro at Isro Satellite Integration and test establishment (ISITE), in Bengaluru, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Soft-landing on the south pole of the moon, a territory that has never been visited by any spacecraft, is considered the most challenging part of the mission. According to him, there is both convenience and science involved for choosing the South Pole. "From the science point of view, the south pole is under shadow region more than the North Pole, so because of this special aspect of south pole, water is expected to be more there, as well as more minerals,” he added. According to Isro, Orbiter, with scientific payloads, would orbit around the moon.

Source: The Telegraph June 13, 2019 13:18 UTC