Posted 3/18/2024, 12:00:14 PM
Chandrayaan-3 Creates Minimal Lunar Dust With Strategic Engine Use During Gentle Moon Landing
- Chandrayaan-3 lander kicked up very little dust on moon due to unique engine configuration during landing
- Dust plume only 18 meters high, least amount ever for a moon landing
- Lander switched off 2 engines at 0.8 km altitude, used least powerful engines till touchdown
- Rover Pragyan tracked dust halo of 145 sq meters around lander after landing
- Mission collected valuable data like moonquakes, soil temperatures, surface images before being shut down by frigid nights