Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing today: Role of lander, rover and propulsion module explained

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ALSO READ: Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Today Live Updates With the lander, the space agency would become capable of soft land at a specified lunar site. Apart from this, the lander would deploy the rover which will help in carrying out in-situ chemical analysis of the Moon's surface during its mobility, reported CNBC-TV18. a) RAMBHA-LP (Langmuir Probe): The instrument will help in measuring the near-surface plasma (ions and electrons) density and its changes with time.

ALSO READ: Chandrayaan-3 landing update: ISRO releases stunning pictures from Moon mission | In Pics b) ChaSTE (Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment): With this, ISRO would be able to carry out the measurements of the lunar surface's thermal properties near the polar region. c) ILSA (Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity): This instrument would help in measuring seismicity around the landing site and delineating the structure of the lunar crust and mantle. As per details, provided by ISRO, the rover has 2 payloads.

a) APXS (Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer): This instrument will help in deriving the chemical composition and inferring mineralogical composition, which would further enhance understanding of the moon's surface. b) LIBS (Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope): This payload would help in determining the elemental composition (Mg, Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti, Fe) of the moon's soil and rocks around the landing site. ALSO READ: Chandrayaan-3 moon landing: ISRO set to initiate automatic landing sequence.