MOSCOW, September 4 Seismic vibrations at the South Pole of the Moon, recorded by the Indian spacecraft, have a small amplitude and will not affect the choice of the landing site for future interplanetary stations of Russia , reported in the Complex Laboratory for the Study of Extraterrestrial Territories of the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK).
Earlier, the Indian Space Research Organization reported that the instrument for measuring the seismic activity of the moon, installed on the Vikram lander, detected possible seismic activity on the moon.
The university explained that seismic vibrations on the moon are caused by meteorites that fall on the Earth's satellite in large numbers due to the absence of an atmosphere. Moonquakes have been studied since the 1970s, for this even artificial explosions were made on the surface.
«Data from lunar seismographs is valuable information, since meteorite bombardment contributes to the processes of transformation of the lunar surface, such as, for example, the degradation of craters with the movement of regolith down the slopes,» the MIIGAiK added.
Earlier, Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov met with the team of developers of the Luna-25 station and said that the mission to land on the South Pole could be repeated in 2025-2026. Roskosmos plans to launch the Luna-26 automatic station in 2027, Luna-27 in 2028, and Luna-28 after 2030.