The Unexpected Findings Of Chandrayaan-3

Ever since Vikram's landing on the moon, the rover Pragyaan has been hard at work discovering the undiscovered.

Exactly a week ago, India set down a robotic probe on the Moon, becoming the first country to land near the lunar south pole.

The Landing

Though the surface temperature was estimated to be around 20-30°C, it turned out to be a high temperature of 70°C.

Lunar Surface Temperature

A crater near the north pole recorded -250°C, the coldest temperature measured anywhere in the entire solar system.

Lunar Pole Temperature

The mission detected the subsurface deposits of water-ice within the craters near the south pole.

Water Ice

It detected several lunar quakes, which are small vibrations that occur on the Moon.

Lunar Quakes

The Pragyan rover found evidence of sulphur on the lunar surface near the south pole, n important element for life.

Presence Of Sulphur

Other elements found include aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon, and oxygen.

Other Elements

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