What Chandrayaan3 has found on moon?

Crater, sulphur and silicon

Chandrayaan-3, one of the major milestones in India’s Moon mission, is again in the spotlight for its findings. The mission has made several groundbreaking discoveries since its historic landing at the lunar South Pole on August 23, 2023.

These discoveries advanced global understanding of the Moons geology, composition, and environment, bolstering the growing prominence in space science of the country.

Chandrayaan-3s Pragyan rover confirmed the presence of sulfur at the Moons South Pole for the first time. Equipped with advanced spectrometers, the rover also detected elements like aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon, and oxygen at the site. These findings offer new insights into lunar surface processes and potential water ice reserves.

The mission has recorded more than 250 seismic signals in the Moons South Pole area, including at least 50 different ones that are unrelated to the rovers movement or the operation of other equipment, indicating the possibility of Moonquakes. This marks the first time seismic data has been gathered from the southern pole area, and the first recorded anywhere on the lunar surface since the Apollo era.

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