Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment

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lunar surface experiment scientific instrument

Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment is a scientific instrument on India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission designed to study the Moon’s surface temperature and thermal properties.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lunar surface experiment ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ
abbreviation	ChaSTE ⓘ
application	constraining thermal environment for landers and rovers ⓘ supporting future lunar surface operations ⓘ understanding lunar regolith properties ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dataType	temperature vs depth profile ⓘ thermal conductivity estimates ⓘ
discipline	lunar science ⓘ planetary science ⓘ thermal engineering ⓘ
fullName	Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment self-link ⓘ
hostMissionType	lunar orbiter-lander-rover mission ⓘ
hostNation	India ⓘ
launchDate	2019-07-22 ⓘ
launchSite	Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ Sriharikota ⓘ
launchVehicle	GSLV Mk III / LVM3 ⓘ surface form: GSLV Mk III-M1
measurementType	in-situ temperature measurement ⓘ subsurface thermal profiling ⓘ
mission	Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ
missionType	lunar lander payload ⓘ
namedAfter	Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ
operator	Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
partOf	Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ
platform	Vikram lander payload ⓘ
primaryObjective	characterize vertical temperature profile of lunar near-surface ⓘ measure lunar surface temperature ⓘ study thermophysical properties of lunar regolith ⓘ
program	Indian Lunar Exploration Programme ⓘ surface form: Indian lunar exploration programme
scientificGoal	improve models of lunar surface thermal environment ⓘ support interpretation of remote sensing thermal data ⓘ
spaceAgency	Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ surface form: ISRO
spacecraft	lander Vikram ⓘ surface form: Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander
spacecraftComponent	payload suite of Vikram lander ⓘ
status	launched ⓘ
studies	heat flow in lunar near-surface ⓘ lunar surface temperature ⓘ thermal conductivity of lunar regolith ⓘ thermal gradient in lunar soil ⓘ
targetBody	Moon ⓘ
targetRegion	lunar south polar region ⓘ
uses	subsurface probe ⓘ temperature sensors ⓘ

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