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LIBS Technique

September 2 , 2023 442 days 401 0
  • LIBS instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-3’s rover has made the first-ever in-situ measurements on the elemental composition of the lunar surface near the south pole.
  • LIBS stands for ‘Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy’.
  • These in-situ measurements confirm the presence of Sulphur (S) in the region.
  • Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway.
  • The LIBS payload was developed at ISRO’s Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems in Bengaluru.

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