Terrain Mapping Camera 2

E238207

lunar imaging instrument remote sensing instrument spaceborne camera

Terrain Mapping Camera 2 is a high-resolution imaging instrument aboard India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter, designed to create detailed three-dimensional maps of the Moon’s surface.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Terrain Mapping Camera	1
Terrain Mapping Camera 2 canonical	1
Terrain Mapping Camera on Chandrayaan-1	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2139149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Terrain Mapping Camera 2
Context triple: [Chandrayaan-2, instrumentsOnOrbiter, Terrain Mapping Camera 2]

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NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Terrain Mapping Camera 2
Target entity description: Terrain Mapping Camera 2 is a high-resolution imaging instrument aboard India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter, designed to create detailed three-dimensional maps of the Moon’s surface.

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Maps SDK for Unity is a Google Maps developer toolkit that lets Unity developers integrate real-world maps, locations, and 3D environment data directly into their games and applications.
B. Mapam
Mapam was a left-wing socialist Zionist political party in Israel that played a significant role in the early decades of the state, particularly within the kibbutz movement and peace-oriented politics.
C. Terrain-Relative Navigation
Terrain-Relative Navigation is a guidance technology that enables spacecraft to autonomously analyze surface features in real time and adjust their descent path for a precise and safe landing.
D. VMAP
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E. SLAM
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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lunar imaging instrument ⓘ remote sensing instrument ⓘ spaceborne camera ⓘ
abbreviation	TMC 2 ⓘ
application	geological studies of lunar surface ⓘ identification of potential landing sites ⓘ lunar topographic mapping ⓘ
countryOfOperator	India ⓘ
dataProduct	digital elevation model of lunar surface ⓘ stereo images of lunar terrain ⓘ
dataUsage	creation of global lunar DEMs ⓘ support for future Indian lunar missions ⓘ
developedBy	Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
hostSpacecraftType	uncrewed lunar orbiter ⓘ
imagingMode	stereo imaging ⓘ
launchDate	2019-07-22 ⓘ
launchSite	Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ Sriharikota ⓘ
launchVehicle	GSLV Mk III-M1 ⓘ linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
location	lunar orbit ⓘ
mission	Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ
missionPhase	lunar orbiter phase of Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ
missionStatus	operational as part of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter ⓘ
operator	Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
orbitType	polar lunar orbit ⓘ
partOf	Chandrayaan-2 orbiter ⓘ linked to: Chandrayaan-2
platformOrbitAltitude	approximately 100 km above lunar surface ⓘ
primaryBodyObserved	Moon ⓘ
primaryObjective	generation of three-dimensional maps of the Moon ⓘ high-resolution mapping of lunar surface ⓘ support for lunar science and exploration planning ⓘ
purpose	to improve understanding of lunar topography ⓘ to obtain detailed information on lunar surface morphology ⓘ
relatedInstrument	Imaging Infrared Spectrometer ⓘ linked to: Imaging IR Spectrometer Orbiter High Resolution Camera ⓘ
resolutionType	high spatial resolution ⓘ
scienceDiscipline	lunar remote sensing ⓘ planetary science ⓘ
spaceAgency	ISRO ⓘ linked to: Indian Space Research Organisation
spacecraft	Chandrayaan-2 orbiter ⓘ linked to: Chandrayaan-2
spectralType	panchromatic ⓘ
successorOf	Terrain Mapping Camera on Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ linked to: Terrain Mapping Camera 2
targetUserCommunity	lunar geologists ⓘ mission planners ⓘ planetary scientists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chandrayaan-2 → instrumentsOnOrbiter → Terrain Mapping Camera 2 ⓘ

Chandrayaan-1 → carriedInstrument → Terrain Mapping Camera ⓘ

linked to: Terrain Mapping Camera 2

Terrain Mapping Camera 2 → successorOf → Terrain Mapping Camera on Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ