Chandrayaan 3: After Chandrayaan-3‘s successful lunar landing, India’s moon programme is constantly expanding. Both the Pragyan Rover and the Vikram Lander are still making great progress during their lunar investigation. This episode shows the vehicle finding numerous such components, including oxygen on the moon, which no nation has hitherto been able to do.
Chandrayaan 3’s Trailblazing Mission at the South Pole
Since Chandrayaan 3 touched down on the South Pole, the lander “Vikram” and the rover “Pragyan” have sent numerous photographs. The spacecraft is now investigating the potential for lunar habitation. The head of ISRO, S. Somnath, has often stated that the South Pole is a very special place for investigation on the moon, where the potential for human habitation can be explored. Moon-based Pragyan Rover (Chandrayaan 3 Findings) The following elements have been discovered: oxygen (O), sulphur (S), aluminium (Al), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), and manganese (Mn). With the use of the rover’s payload Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS), all of these have been discovered. After learning all this, if the rover finds the most significant hydrogen on the moon, it might mark a significant advancement in the hunt for water there.
Chandrayaan 3 Uncovers Shocking Temperature Range on Moon
Recently, a startling truth regarding the temperature on the moon was disclosed by Chandrayaan 3. The lunar soil’s temperature ranges from zero to seventy degrees, according to measurements made by the lander. This knowledge astonished ISRO as well. This is due to the fact that scientists thought the moon’s maximum temperature may reach 30 degrees. Although it is not in a form that can be readily inhaled, oxygen can be discovered in the lunar soil. It exists as an oxide. NASA had previously found oxygen in the lunar soil. Because of this, ISRO was already probably to obtain oxygen here. An example of a chemical compound is an oxide. Along with the element, it also contains one or more oxygen atoms in its structure. for instance, Li2O, CO2, H2O, etc. H2O stands for water. That is why, after obtaining oxygen, ISRO is now looking for H, or hydrogen.
Chandrayaan 3’s Elemental Exploration Technique Revealed
In this experiment, lunar dirt or rock is employed as the sample surface and is exposed to a high-focus laser. When a surface is heated, plasma is produced. By examining the spectrum it produces, the element can be found. The spectra of different elements vary. The initial observation on the temperature of the Moon was sent earlier on August 27 by the Chaste payload mounted in the Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-3. The temperature on the Moon’s surface and at various depths varies significantly, according to ChaSTE, or the Lunar Surface Thermophysical Experiment. The south pole of the moon’s surface has an average temperature of 50 degrees Celsius. While an 80mm depth revealed a temperature of minus 10°C. The Space Physics Laboratory, VSSC and the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad worked together to create the ChaSTE payload. Chaste has 10 temperature sensors, which can reach a depth of 10cm i.e. 100mm.
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