Rover confirms presence of Sulphur in lunar surface, search for Hydrogen underway: ISRO

Bengaluru: The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard ‘Pragyan’ rover of Chandrayaan-3 has ‘unambiguously confirmed the presence of Sulphur in the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements,’ ISRO said on Tuesday.

It also said the instrument also detected aluminum, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen, as expected.

“In-situ scientific experiments continue...Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the Rover unambiguously confirms the presence of Sulphur (S) in the lunar surface near the south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements,” ISRO said in a social media post.

“Al, Ca, Fe, Cr, Ti, Mn, Si, and O are also detected, as expected. Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway,” the national space agency headquartered here said.

LIBS instrument is developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)/ISRO, Bengaluru.