SCIENCE

Chandrayaan-3 mission: List of payloads

By Sanjana Shankar

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Exploring lunar regions

ISRO is set to launch Chandrayaan-3 on July 14. The mission will explore the lunar south pole and is carrying various scientific instruments.

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Chandrayaan-3's design

Chandrayaan-3 features a propulsion module and a lander module with a rover. Both the lander and rover will be equipped with scientific payloads.

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Lander

The lander payloads will scan for moonquakes, monitor the temperature of the lunar surface, and monitor variations in plasma density on the Moon.

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Payload

The lander will also include a payload from NASA, called the LASER Retroreflector Array (LRA) to study the dynamics of the Moon system.

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Rover

The rover will pack two instruments that can help determine the elemental composition of the lunar rocks and soil and estimate the chemical composition.

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