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Jawahar Point

Jawahar Point is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jawahar Point rather than just read about it. In short: Jawahar Point or Jawahar Sthal is the site near the Shackleton Crater where the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) of the Chandrayaan-1 hard landed on lunar surface on 14 November 2008. The name was reportedly suggested by India's former President A.

Key takeaways

Jawahar Point belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Jawahar Point to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Jawahar Point from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Jawahar Point or Jawahar Sthal is the site near the Shackleton Crater where the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) of the Chandrayaan-1 hard landed on lunar surface on 14 November 2008. The name was reportedly suggested by India's former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as the MIP touched the Moon on the birth anniversary of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Site location The approximate location of impact location of the probe was initially mentioned to be (89.76°S 39.40°W / -89.76; -39.40) but it was later refined to the Earth-facing slope of the connecting ridge between Shackleton (crater) and De Gerlache (crater) near (89.55°S 122.93°W / -89.55; -122.93) by matching images from MIP camera to LROC NAC image mosaic. The exact location of MIP impact point is not known.

See also Chandrayaan programme Statio Shiv Shakti Tiranga Point

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jawahar Point

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jawahar Point claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jawahar Point before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jawahar Point ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jawahar Point

In research: Jawahar Point appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jawahar Point in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jawahar Point is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2008 in India, 2008 in spaceflight, 2008 on the Moon, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jawahar Point outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Jawahar Point in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Jawahar Point means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Jawahar Point out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jawahar Point in simple terms?

Why does Jawahar Point matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jawahar Point?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Jawahar Point.