NEW : Chandrayaan-1 is carrying scientists from the US , EU and Bulgaria . Despite the numerous missions to the moon over the past 50 years , `` we really do n't have a good map of the moon , '' said Miles O'Brien , CNN chief technology and environment correspondent . Two - year mission seeks high - resolution , 3-D imaging of the moon 's surface . Chandrayaan-1 follows India and Pakistan 's approach to the moon . Chandrayaan means ` ` moon craft '' in ancient Sanskrit .
NEW : Chandrayaan-1 is carrying scientists from the US , EU and Bulgaria . Two - year mission seeks high - resolution , 3-D imaging of the moon 's surface . Chandrayaan-1 follows India and Pakistan 's approach to the moon . Chandrayaan means ` ` moon craft '' in ancient Sanskrit .