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Chandrayaan - Ejecta Halo

October 31 , 2023 383 days 467 0
  • Chandrayaan-3 Lander descended towards the Moon's south pole on August 23, 2023.
  • The Module generated a spectacular 'ejecta halo' of lunar material.
  • Around 2.06 tonnes of this lunar epiregolith or material were ejected during the landing event.
  • The material was displaced over an area of 108.4 m² around the landing site.
  • Epiregolith is lunar rocks and soil, or regolith, or Moon dust.

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