Chandrayaan-3 Sends Back First Scientific Data From Moon's South Pole
NDTV
The thermal probe of the Vikram lander recorded how temperature varies at surface, near surface and deeper on the lunar surface.
The Indian space agency has obtained the first ever scientific data from the Moon's unexplored South Polar region, marking a major success of its Chandrayaan-3 mission. Chandrayaan-3 Mission:Here are the first observations from the ChaSTE payload onboard Vikram Lander.ChaSTE (Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment) measures the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole, to understand the thermal behaviour of the moon's… pic.twitter.com/VZ1cjWHTnd
The thermal probe of the Vikram lander recorded how temperature varies at surface, near surface and deeper on the lunar surface.
"ChaSTE (Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment) measures the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole, to understand the thermal behaviour of the moon's surface," said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
