The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Thursday that the Vikram lander of its Chandrayaan-3 mission has detected "natural" seismic activities on the lunar surface.
The space agency said that the lander's seismic activity-detecting apparatus also recorded vibrations taking place due to the movements of the mission's Pragyan rover and other payloads.
The ISRO said that the detection of "natural" seismic activities is a significant milestone for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. It will help scientists to better understand the lunar seismic environment and the structure of the moon's interior.
The ISRO chief, S Somanath, spoke about the Chandryaan-3 Mission and stated that all systems were functioning properly and that data was being received without issue. He expressed confidence that the mission would be successfully completed within the next 14 days. Somanath also mentioned that preparations for the launch were underway, with both the rocket and satellite ready for deployment. The launch rehearsal had already been completed, and the countdown for the solar mission was set to begin on September 1.
On August 30th, ISRO announced that the Pragyan rover had captured a photo of the Vikram lander using its Navigation Camera (NavCam). ISRO shared the exciting news on X, stating "Smile, please. Pragyan rover clicked the image of Vikram lander this morning." The lander and rover are designed to operate for one lunar day, which is about 14 Earth days.
his week, ISRO shared the initial findings from the ChaSTE instrument on Vikram. The goal of ChaSTE is to analyze the temperature of the lunar surface near the pole and gain an understanding of its thermal properties. According to ISRO, two out of three objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission have been met successfully, including the demonstration of a secure and gentle landing on the moon's surface, and rover movement on the moon. Currently, the third objective of in-situ scientific experiments is still in progress.
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