<h5>What did Chandrayaan-3 find?</h5><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/chandrayaan-3-what-s-next-for-it">Chandrayaan-3</a>’s Vikram lander successfully landed on the moon’s south pole on 23rd August 2023. After this, the Pragyan rover was also released. The lander and the rover are equipped with scientific equipment to study the moon.</p><p>On 27th August 2023, ISRO released a graph showing temperature changes between the moon's surface and various spots below the surface. This temperature has been measured by a device named Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE).</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/moon-s-temperature-variations-recorded-by-chandrayaan-3%2FGraph%20ISRO.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=75a57bcf-2168-49db-adbd-2e21b17cea07"><figcaption>The graph shared by ISRO. Photo by ISRO.</figcaption></figure><h5>What does this device do?</h5><p>The ChaSTE is a device that is used to measure temperature. It can penetrate the moon’s surface to a depth of up to 10 cm using a motor. It is fitted with ten different temperature sensors.</p><p>The device helps study the temperature of the moon’s topsoil around the south pole. This will help scientists better understand the moon's thermal behaviour. The equipment has been created by ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre's Space Physics Laboratory and the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.</p><h5>What can the graph tell us?</h5><p>The graph shows the details of temperature fluctuations on and under the lunar surface at various depths. ChaSTE measured the various temperatures during its penetration. This is the first time such measurements have been recorded of the moon’s south pole region. ISRO’s scientists are studying the graph to learn more from it.</p>

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