Chennai, May 19 -- Proving a critial skill for future missions to bring unar samples back to earth, India's third Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-3's Vikram Lander performed 'Hop" Experiment that revealed hidden lunar secrets with the scientists uncoveringRegolith Heterogeneity at Moon's South Pole.
These findings provide more insight for surface operations in the lunar southern polar region as understanding the local-scale heterogeneity (high diversity in surface characteristics within a short distance) is essential for future lunar exploration plans, especially for constructing scientific bases on the Moon.
This study marks the first of such class of unique measurements.
The Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 soft-landed on Moon's surface on Aug...