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

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

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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