The Indian rover Chandrayan-3 confirms the presence of sulfur and detects several other elements near the Moon’s south pole
The Indian lunar rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the Moon’s south pole as it searched for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic landing, the Indian space agency announced Tuesday, as reported by the Associated Press.
The rover’s laser-induced spectroscope also detected aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, said in an article published on its website.
The Chandrayan-3 rover is expected to conduct experiments over 14 days, according to ISRO. It is also searching for signs of frozen water that could aid future astronaut missions, either as a potential source of drinking water or for producing rocket fuel. (AlloAfricaNews )
