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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface and a senior scientist of the space agency expressed surprise over the high temperature recorded on the moon...
We believed the temperature would be around 20C on the lunar surface, but it is surprisingly high..
The space agency said Chandras Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload onboard Chandrayaan-3s Vikram lander measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole to understand the thermal behaviour of the moons surface...
ChaSTE measures the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole to understand the thermal behaviour of the moons surface, ISRO said in an update on social media platform X...
The temperature dips to minus 10C below the lunar surface, the senior scientist said, adding that the variation is from 60C to minus 10C..
