MOSCOW, Aug 27 The Indian spacecraft Pragyan has transmitted the first data on the surface of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reported ( ISRO) on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Lunokhod measured the temperature at the south pole of the Earth satellite for the first time. The organization has published a graph that shows the rise in temperature as the probe descends.
«It illustrates the changes in temperature of the layers of the moon's surface at various depths (from eight millimeters deep to 20 millimeters above the surface) recorded during the probe's penetration,» it says. in the message.
According to the schedule, the surface temperature could reach 60 degrees Celsius.
A senior scientist at the space agency, in an interview with the Press Trust of India, expressed surprise at the unexpectedly high figure.< br />A thorough study of the obtained data is now being carried out.
The descent module of the Indian mission Chandrayaan-3 with a lunar rover on board landed on the moon on August 23rd. Thus, India became the fourth country that was able to deliver its own device to the moon — after the USSR, the USA and China — and the first in the world, whose device made a soft landing on the south pole of the moon.