India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.
The Vikram lander should carry the rover to the lunar surface.
ISRO
The Indian spacecraft could lay the ground for future missions with astronauts, and even for lunar bases.
The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is equipped with eight instruments to study the moon, including a lunar terrain mapping camera and a sensor to study the moon’s thin exosphere.
Indian Space Research Organisation/AAP
Despite a last-minute crash-landing, efforts behind India’s moon mission should be applauded. The endeavor has set an example for emerging space programs across the globe.
A view from the Apollo 11 spacecraft, showing the Earth rising above the moon’s horizon (July 1969).
NASA
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Xinhua
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