Chandrayaan-3 profiled the temperature of the ground near the south pole of the Moon for the first time in the annals of space study. On Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) posted updates about the observations made by Chandrayaan-3 with the aid of the ChaSTE payload on board its Vikram Lander on social media.
The change occurs just four days after Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on August 23. According to ISRO, the measurements provide an examination of the lunar south pole's soil and reveal temperature variations up to 10 cm below the surface.
The temperature variations of the lunar surface at various depths, as recorded during the probe's penetration, are shown in a graph of the shared measurements.
The ChaSTE (Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment) examines the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole to better understand the thermal behavior of the moon's surface, according to ISRO's explanation in the tweet.
It has a temperature probe with a controlled penetration mechanism that can pierce the surface to a depth of 10 cm. The tweet stated that the probe is equipped with 10 different temperature sensors.
A team from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre's Space Physics Laboratory (SPL) and Ahmedabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) worked together to create the payload.
India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 landed on the lunar south pole at 6.04 p.m. on August 23 in a momentous accomplishment for its space program, elevating the nation to the elite club of four and making it the first nation to land on the unexplored surface.
India became the fourth nation to master the technology of soft-landing on the Moon after the US, China, and the former Soviet Union with this touchdown on the Moon following a perfect 41-day mission to write history.
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