Archive · 23 Aug 2025
IIT Bombay Students Map Moon Chemistry with Chandrayaan-2 Data
The Sun zaps the Moon with X-rays, causing elements on the Moon to emit their own light.
Students at IIT Bombay used data from Chandrayaan-2's CLASS instrument to study this light.
They analyzed the light to figure out what the Moon is made of.
This project was part of a challenge by ISRO.
The students extracted information from X-ray data to understand the Moon's surface composition.
IIT Bombay students mapped the Moon's surface chemistry using Chandrayaan-2 data.
The research was part of an ISRO challenge during the Inter-IIT Tech Meet.
Chandrayaan-2's CLASS instrument scans the Moon from 100 km above.
X-ray fluorescence data helps identify the Moon's composition.
Students applied advanced techniques to analyze X-ray spectra.
- Who
- Students from IIT Bombay.
- What
- IIT Bombay students mapped the Moon's surface chemistry using Chandrayaan-2 data.
- When
- Announced on Saturday.
- Where
- The research focuses on the Moon's surface.
- Why
- To understand the Moon's composition using Chandrayaan-2 data and ISRO's challenge.
- Organization
- IIT Bombay
- Spacecraft
- Chandrayaan-2
- Instrument
- CLASS (Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer)
- Mission
- Chandrayaan
- Challenge
- ISRO URSC
