There is plasma on the surface of the moon..!?
According to isro, the presence of plasma on the lunar surdata-face has been detected by the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's Rambha-LP (RAMBHA-LP) instrument on the vikram lander. ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully touched down on the moon on august 23. After that Pragyan rover also touched the moon from vikram lander on 25th August. Since then, isro has been providing information about the studies being carried out on the moon. According to new information provided by isro on Thursday, the RAMBHA-LP probe on the vikram lander has detected the presence of plasma on the lunar surdata-face through the first phase of data recorded.
ISRO also reported that the plasma on the surdata-face of the moon is dense with approximately 5 to 30 million electrons per cubic meter. The data are said to be used to study changes in the lunar near-surdata-face plasma environment during daytime. Also, isro has expressed hope that it will help in research on changes in space weather caused by the sun. isro has also shared a map created using data obtained by the RAMBHA-LP instrument. The RAMBHA-LP probe is manufactured by the Space Physics Laboratory (SPL/VSSC) located in Thiruvananthapuram, kerala state, isro said on Twitter.
Earlier, the indian Space Research Organization had also said that the ILSA instrument on the vikram lander had recorded seismic activity on the Moon. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's vikram lander carries the ILSA instrument to record lunar seismic activity. Developed on the basis of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, this instrument is being used by isro for the first time for lunar exploration. According to isro, the instrument has recorded the vibrations caused by the movements of the rover and other instruments on the moon. ILSA consists of six high-sensitivity accelerators. These are manufactured in-house using Silicon Micromachining process.
ISRO also reported that the plasma on the surdata-face of the moon is dense with approximately 5 to 30 million electrons per cubic meter. The data are said to be used to study changes in the lunar near-surdata-face plasma environment during daytime. Also, isro has expressed hope that it will help in research on changes in space weather caused by the sun. isro has also shared a map created using data obtained by the RAMBHA-LP instrument. The RAMBHA-LP probe is manufactured by the Space Physics Laboratory (SPL/VSSC) located in Thiruvananthapuram, kerala state, isro said on Twitter.
Earlier, the indian Space Research Organization had also said that the ILSA instrument on the vikram lander had recorded seismic activity on the Moon. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's vikram lander carries the ILSA instrument to record lunar seismic activity. Developed on the basis of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, this instrument is being used by isro for the first time for lunar exploration. According to isro, the instrument has recorded the vibrations caused by the movements of the rover and other instruments on the moon. ILSA consists of six high-sensitivity accelerators. These are manufactured in-house using Silicon Micromachining process.