Isro's Chandrayaan 3 Moon landing today: 10 things you need to know about historic ISRO's mission
Read all the latest updates on Chandrayaan-3 here Also read: Chandrayaan-3 makers haven't received salaries in 17 months? Congress questions, BJP answers 2. ROLE OF LANDER AND ROVER: Vikram lander with a mass of 1749.86 kg including Rover Pragyan inside it, has a mission life of one Lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days. 3.
Role of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon: The Indian spacecraft will measure the near-surface plasma (ions and electrons) density of the Moon's soil. The Chandrayaan-3 will also measure seismicity around the landing site of the Moon. The mission will help in discovering what kinds of chemicals are found on Moon's soil.
AN Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) will determine the elemental composition such as magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon, Potassium, Calcium, Titanium, and Iron) of lunar soil and rocks around the lunar landing site. Also read: Chandrayaan-3 budget less than Interstellar: Elon Musk applauds India's ‘low-cost’ Moon mission, says THIS Also read: Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: Story of ISRO spacecraft's Tamil connect and scientific payload ISRO Chairman S Somanath assumed leadership of ISRO in January 2022 and became a pivotal figure in India's ambitious moon mission. Prior to this role, he had served as the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.
He is overseeing missions like Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1 (a mission to study the Sun), and Gaganyaan (India's first manned mission). Other significant people behind Chandrayaan-3 are: Project Director, P Veeramuthuvel; Unnikrishnan Nair, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre; M Sankaran, Director of U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC). 7.
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