India now has best Moon close up pictures latest update as on 28th August 2023

 

In a Ist,Vikram sends temp profile of lunar south pole

Records 60 degree celcius at Surface to minus 10 degree celcius Underground

In the first data officially announced from the south pole of the Moon since Chandrayaan 3 ‘s  lander Vikram made a flawless landing there,ISRO said on Sunday the Lander’s payload has recorded the temperature profile of the lunar  topsoil , or how temperature varies at the lunar surface and deeper inside.This is the first such profile of the lunar south pole

The Landers Chandra Surface thermophysical experiment (ChaSTE) payload has a temperature probe equipped with a controlled penetration mechanism capable of reaching a depth of 10 cm beneath the surface.The probe is fitted with 10 individual temperature sensors.

Rover Pragyan was deployed after Vikram’s successful landing four days ago.All five ISRO payloads on the lander and rover have begun in situ experiments and their performance has been normal.

Data from the payload on the propulsion module has also begun reaching the ground stations and ISRO is expected to continue making announcements about it.

 

Rover Pragyan surmounts first lunar obstacle

Pragyan, the Chandrayaan 3 rover has negotiated its first surface obstacles – a lunar crater with a depth of around 100mm to the relief of the ISRO control room back that will have to continue guiding and monitoring it through several such challenges.

 

 

India now has best Moon close up pictures

ISRO said India has the best pictures of the Moon.

They are precious commodities and are not available anywhere in the world.They will all come albeit little later.

Nobody has such close proximity photos.We have the closest picture of the real regolith .