New Delhi, November 8 (IANS). Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Saturday informed about receiving advanced data products from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. It also includes new parameters on the physical and dielectric properties of the Moon’s polar regions.
ISRO says that this is a major development in the direction of global exploration in the future.
“ISRO has received advanced data products from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which are extremely important for a deeper understanding of the lunar polar region,” the organization wrote in a post on its social media platform X.
ISRO further said that it includes important parameters giving information about the physical and dielectric properties of the lunar surface.
The organization said, “This will be a major contribution of India towards future global exploration of the Moon.”
The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter in lunar orbit has provided approximately 1400 radar datasets and high-quality data since 2019 with its Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR).
It is the first instrument to map the Moon in L-band full-polarimetric mode at a resolution of 25 m/pixel, an official statement said.
This advanced radar mode sends as well as receives signals in both vertical and horizontal directions. This makes it a good way to study the properties related to the moon’s surface.
Scientists at the Space Applications Center in Ahmedabad have used these data sets to develop advanced data products on the potential presence of water ice, surface roughness and dielectric constant.
The dielectric constant describes features such as density and porosity of the moon’s surface.
Giving information, ISRO said that algorithms have been developed to analyze full-polarimetric data. In addition, ISRO has also generated data products indigenously.
These advanced data products can be important in providing first and foremost information about the polar regions of the Moon.
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