What a crazy time we are all living in. This has to be one of the proudest moments for us Indians. Chandrayaan-3 just informed that Moon have deposits of Sulphur and other precious elements beneath it’s surface. ISRO posted the information regarding this important discovery on X.
Here’s the post:
The Update
They mentioned that- In-situ scientific experiments continues and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the Rover unambiguously confirms the presence of Sulphur (S) in the lunar surface near the south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements.
Apart from that Al, Ca, Fe, Cr, Ti, Mn, Si, and O are also detected, as expected. Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway.
LIBS instrument is developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)/ISRO, Bengaluru. https://isro.gov.in/LEOS.html
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