Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander’s ILSA records rover and a 'natural event'

 Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander’s ILSA records rover and a 'natural event'

BENGALURU: Late on Thursday, Isro said that the Instrument for the Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA) on 

Chandrayaan-3

 lander (Vikram) — the first Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology-based instrument on the moon — has recorded the movements of 

Pragyan

 (

rover

) and other payloads.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
In-situ Scientific Experiments

Instrument for the Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA) payload on Chandrayaan 3 Lander
-- the first Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology-based instrument on the moon --
has recorded the movements of Rover and other payloads.

Additionally,  it has recorded an event, appearing to be a natural one, on August 26, 2023. The source of this event is under investigation.

ILSA payload is designed and realised LEOS, Bangalore. The deployment mechanism is developed by URSC, Bengaluru.