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Chandrayaan-3 mission, Vikram sent the first observations recorded by the Moon’s surface Thermo-physical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload on it. ISRO has released a graph which shows the variation of the temperature of moon surface and near surface at various depths. It measures the temperature of the lunar topsoil the pole, to understand the thermal behavior of the moon’s surface, said ISRO. ISRO also shared a graph illustrating the temperature variations of the lunar surface and its near surface at various depths.
The purpose of Thermophysical Experiment is to carry out the measurements of thermal properties of the Moon’s surface near the South Pole region. It has a temperature probe equipped with a controlled penetration mechanism capable of reaching a depth of 10 cm beneath the surface. The probe is fitted with 10 individual temperature sensors. The South Pole of the Moon is the shadowy, unexplored region that’s the focus of Chandrayaan-3’s upcoming key missions. The presence of ice has led to possibility of water in the region that could make life sustainable on Moon. The payload has been developed by Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in collaboration with Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
