Vikram’s ‘hop’ unravels surficial ‘layers’ near lunar south pole region | India News
BENGALURU: When Vikram, India’s Moon lander, briefly lifted off and settled back down on the Moon in 2023, it marked a small but telling moment in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Now, that short “hop”, which lasted around 3 minutes, is helping scientists piece together what lies just beneath the lunar surface, with very fine measurements.The manoeuvre,…