Chandrayaan-3: Vikram’s hop offers fresh insights on the moon’s surface

A new study conducted during the final phase of the Chandrayaan-3 mission when the Vikram lander performed a successful hop experiment has offered fresh insights on the moon surface.

The study, In Situ Temperatures, Regolith Properties, and Evidence of Erosion at Chandrayaan-3 Post-hop Location from ChaSTE Twilight Observations was conducted by a team headed by Dr. K. Durga Prasad from the Physical Research Laboratory and published by the American Astronomical Society.