Chandrayaan-3 mission: Vikram lander removed massive 2.06 tonnes of soil on Moon’s surface

Chandrayaan-3 mission marked a historic stepping stone in the field of space exploration. Now, ISRO has revealed a new achievement by Vikram Lander.

ISRO has revealed that Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander blasted off 2.06 tonnes of lunar epiregolith (Moon Dust) and generated a "spectacular ejecta halo" while landing on the Moon’s surface. ISRO also said that Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander displaced an area of 108.4 m2 around the landing site. (Pixabay)

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1/5 ISRO has revealed that Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander blasted off 2.06 tonnes of lunar epiregolith (Moon Dust) and generated a "spectacular ejecta halo" while landing on the Moon’s surface. ISRO also said that Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander displaced an area of 108.4 m2 around the landing site. (Pixabay)

SRO shared this information on X platform which said, "On August 23, 2023, as it descended, the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module generated a spectacular 'ejecta halo' of lunar material.Scientists from NRSC/ISRO estimate that about 2.06 tonnes of lunar epiregolith were ejected and displaced over an area of 108.4 m2 around the landing site. (ISRO)

2/5 SRO shared this information on X platform which said, "On August 23, 2023, as it descended, the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module generated a spectacular 'ejecta halo' of lunar material.Scientists from NRSC/ISRO estimate that about 2.06 tonnes of lunar epiregolith were ejected and displaced over an area of 108.4 m2 around the landing site. (ISRO)

The Chandrayaan-3 mission landed near the south pole of the Moon on August 23, 2023. According to the document shared by ISRO, “During the action of descent stage thrusters and the consequent landing, a significant amount of lunar surficial epi regolith material got ejected, resulting in a reflectance anomaly or ejecta halo." (ISRO)

3/5 The Chandrayaan-3 mission landed near the south pole of the Moon on August 23, 2023. According to the document shared by ISRO, “During the action of descent stage thrusters and the consequent landing, a significant amount of lunar surficial epi regolith material got ejected, resulting in a reflectance anomaly or ejecta halo." (ISRO)

The document further described, "We compared the pre- and post-landing high-resolution panchromatic imagery from the Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC) of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, acquired hours before and after the landing event and characterized this 'ejecta halo', which appears as an irregular bright patch surrounding the lander."   (ISRO)

4/5 The document further described, "We compared the pre- and post-landing high-resolution panchromatic imagery from the Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC) of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, acquired hours before and after the landing event and characterized this 'ejecta halo', which appears as an irregular bright patch surrounding the lander."   (ISRO)

These achievements by the Chandrayaan-3 mission opened up various doors for the quest of future Lunar missions. The success of this mission has given India to venture into further space missions. (ISRO)

5/5 These achievements by the Chandrayaan-3 mission opened up various doors for the quest of future Lunar missions. The success of this mission has given India to venture into further space missions. (ISRO)