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Pragyan rover finds Sulphur on Moon’s south polar region, hunt on for hydrogen


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New Delhi, Aug 29, 2023: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Tuesday announced the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument, onboard the Chandryaan-3 rover, has conducted its first-ever in-situ experiments on the elemental composition of the Moon’s south pole region.

 

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In a first, the in-situ measurements confirmed the presence of Sulphur (S) on the lunar surface. The space agency also said that the search for Hydrogen on the Moon’s south pole region is underway.

’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," Isro tweeted.

"Al, Ca, Fe, Cr, Ti, Mn, Si, and O are also detected, as expected. Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway," it added.

LIBS is a scientific technique that measures the composition of minerals by exploring them to intense laser pulse.


Courtesy: India Today


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