According to a new study Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, Vikram, had generated an ‘ejecta halo’ on the lunar surface while making the historic touchdown on the south pole of the moon on August 23, 2023.
- According to ISRO, the Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan-3 mission landed near the south pole of the moon on August 23.
- During the action of descent stage thrusters and the consequent landing, a significant amount of lunar surficial epi regolith material got ejected, resulting in a reflectance anomaly or ejecta halo (an irregular bright patch).
- The scientists estimate that approximately 2.06 tonnes of lunar epi regolith were ejected due to the landing event.
Chandrayaan-3
- India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first nation to touch down in the polar region when the Chandrayaan-3’s lander module successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface on August 23.
