ISRO Chairman S. Somanath appeals for unity over ‘Shiv Shakti’ name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site on Moon
ISRO Chairman S. Somanath
appeals for unity over ‘Shiv Shakti’ name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site on Moon
ISRO Chairman on Sunday appealed for non-controversy over the name ‘Shiv Shakti’ given by PM Modi to Chandrayaan-3’s landing site. Chandrayaan-3’s findings show higher lunar surface temperature than expected.
He stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has narrated the reason why Shiv Shakti suits the name of the landing site.
” ‘Shiv Shakti’ represents a combination of man and woman, the contribution of women in ISRO and the need to generate that kind of synergy in the organisation. So he narrated the meaning of the word in a manner that suits all of us.
In the midst of his visit to a temple in Kerala, Somnath revealed that there is nothing wrong with that. He also revealed the next name to ‘Tiranga’. Both are Indian-sounding names as he finds a prerogative in naming it being the prime minister of the country.
Further, he elaborated on Chandrayaan-3’s findings on the Moon. As per the ISRO Chief, most of the scientific mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are going to be met now and the team at ISRO looks forward with excitement for the next 13-14 days.
Most of the scientific mission objectives are going to be met now. Lander and Rover all of them are switched on. He understands that all the scientific data is looking very good, but will, nevertheless, continue to measure a lot of data from the Moon in the coming 14 days, pinning hopes to make a really good breakthrough in science while doing so.
He also expressed his happiness over the successful landing of Chanrayaan-3 on the Moon and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the control centre in Bengaluru.
PM Modi on Saturday announced the celebration of India’s National Space Day on August 23 every year, naming the landing site of the lander as ‘Shiv Shakti Point’, and designating the point on the moon with symbols of Chandrayaan-2 as ‘Tricolor Point’.
Meanwhile, ISRO Chief on Sunday elaborated that the
e ChaSTE payload onboard Vikram Lander has shared details on Moon’s temperature.
According to the national space agency, Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload onboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole to understand the thermal behaviour of the Moon’s surface.
In a first, Chandraayan-3 sends temperature profile of Moon’s surface at various depths of South Pole
ISRO Chief further revealed that the presented graph illustrates the temperature variations of the lunar surface/near-surface at various depths, as recorded during the probe’s penetration. This is the first such profile for the lunar south pole. Detailed observations are underway,” ISRO said.
Whereas ISRO scientist B H M Darukesha explained the graphic illustration, they all believed that the temperature could be somewhere around 20 degrees centigrade to 30 degrees centigrade on the surface but it is 70 degrees centigrade which is surprisingly higher than what was expected.
In conclusion he added that the temperature dips to minus 10 degrees Celsius below the lunar surface.
News Edit K.V.Raman
