‘Smile, please’: Pragyan rover clicks Chandrayaan-3 lander’s image on Moon
confirmed the presence of Sulphur (S) on the lunar surface near the south pole. Not just Sulphur, the Pragyan rover has also detected the presence of Aluminium, Calcium, Ferrous (Iron), Chromium, Titanium, Manganese, Silicon and Oxygen, the space agency said.
"Search for hydrogen is underway," ISRO said. Nilesh Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre, ISRO said the spectral line of sulfur is distinctly observable at the South Pole.
While speaking with ANI, Nilesh Desai said, “There are two payloads in the rover, X-ray spectrograph and laser-induced spectrograph. According to its initial findings, the spectral line of sulphur is clearly visible in the south pole.
In the south pole, sulphur is clearly visible." On August 23, the Vikram lander onboard the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed on the surface of the Moon at the uncharted South Pole, making India the first country to explore the region and the fourth– after the US, China, and Russia – to have successfully landed on the lunar surface. (With agency inputs)
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