Moon Vibes: Indian Space Mission Finds Oxygen, Sulphur and Other Chemical Elements on the Lunar Surface, While Seismic Study of the South Pole Reveals ‘Unexplained Vibration’
‘Vikram’ lander photographed by the ‘Pragyan’ lander.
As humans here on planet Earth delighted themselves with the sight of the rare ‘super blue moon’ in the skies, the Indian Lunar Mission continued with the scientific experiments on the Moon’s South Pole.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission now is divided between the Vikram Lander and the Pragyan Rover, each with a different task.
The rover is circling around the touchdown area, analyzing the chemical elements present on the dusty surface of the moon, as it searches ice-water that would greatly benefit future human exploration in the area.
Meanwhile, the lander and its probes record seismic activity on the satellite’s surface, and also study the presence of plasma.
Mint reported:
“The initial assessment of the first-ever measurements of the near-surface lunar plasma environment over the south pole region by RAMBHA-LP payload onboard Chandrayaan-3 lander indicates that plasma there is relatively sparse,
