Pragyan Rover Crosses a 100mm Crater, the First Moon Obstacle, on Chandrayaan-3 | Latest Updates

The Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan has successfully navigated its first lunar challenge. The most recent reports state that Pragyan successfully crossed a lunar crater with a depth of around 100 mm.

On Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) released measurements taken on the lunar surface by the ChaSTE instrument on the Vikram Lander.

ChaSTE (Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment), according to the space agency, examines the “temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole, to understand the thermal behavior of the moon’s surface.”

The device contains a temperature probe with a controlled penetration mechanism that can go down 10 cm below the surface. The probe is equipped with 10 different temperature sensors, according to an X post by ISRo.

In the meanwhile, S Somnath, the head of ISRO, said on Sunday that “India has the best picture of the Moon.”

CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION
The Pragyan rover successfully overcame the first obstruction on the Moon’s surface. It traveled through a crater on the moon that was about 100 mm deep. The Pragyan rover’s movements are partially controlled by Bengaluru and are not entirely autonomous.
A graph of the “temperature variations of the lunar surface/near-surface at various depths, as recorded during the probe’s penetration” was published by ISRO on Sunday.

“This is the first profile of this kind for the south pole of the moon. In-depth observations are being made, according to the space agency.

S Somnath, the director of ISRO, told reporters on Sunday that “India has the best picture of the Moon.”
“We have the most accurate representation of the regolith. They are rare goods that aren’t found anyplace else in the globe. Nobody has images from such a close range. They must all come to our computer center, the Indian Spacecraft and Exploration Mission Data Centre, so they will all arrive, although a bit later. Scientists would then take that information and do a significant amount of valuation, the ISRO chairman was reported as saying by TOI.
The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover are “very healthy, and five of the instruments on board them are working fine,” S Somnath said.
Before September 3, the space agency hopes to finish all experiments.
“We are hoping that in the days to come, another 10 days (of the lunar day) remaining before September 3, we should be able to complete all the experiments,” the ISRO head said.