Chandrayaan-3 mission: Detailed guide to payloads and the discoveries they made possible

 Check how Chandrayaan-3 mission payloads helped make crucial discoveries on the lunar south pole. 

Chandrayaan-3 mission made a soft landing on the Moon on August 23, 2023. It was the biggest achievement for ISRO after the landing failure in the Chandrayaan-2 mission.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission was a big success in terms of conducting studies. The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, both were equipped with various scientific payloads that helped ISRO make important discoveries. 

On August 24, the Pragyan rover came out of the lander and roved the Moon for a 14 days and gave great insights into the lunar surface. 

Chandrayaan-3 ChaSTE payload gave us the first insight into the temperature of lunar soil beneath the surface.

Then, LIBS confirmed the presence of Sulphur on the lunar grounds by conducting in-situ measurements. 

Later, the APEX payload detected other elements such as Aluminum, Silicon, Calcium, and Iron. It even captured an amazing image of the Vikram lander.

RAMBHA-LP helped measure the plasma content on the lunar surface which could ensure radio communication. 

ISLA payload captured the moonquake, which ISRO stated was a natural occurrence recorded by the instruments. 

Later, at the beginning of September, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were finally put into sleep mode in the hope that they could survive the lunar night.

ISRO made efforts to communicate with the lander and the rover, however, no signal has been received till now.