This screen grab taken and released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Aug 25, 2023, shows the Chandrayaan-3 rover as it manoeuvred from the lunar lander to the surface of the Moon. (PHOTO / AFP)

NEW DELHI — The rover of India's Chandrayaan-3 has detected signs of the presence of oxygen and several minerals on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday.

The moon probe landed on the moon's south pole on Aug 23.

The LIBS instrument was developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems/ISRO in the southern city of Bengaluru

The presence of minerals, including iron, titanium, manganese, silicon, chromium, calcium, aluminum and sulfur, on the lunar surface was discovered by the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the Pragyan rover.

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"In-situ scientific experiments continue. Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the Rover unambiguously confirms the presence of Sulphur (S) in the lunar surface near the south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements. Al, Ca, Fe, Cr, Ti, Mn, Si, and O are also detected, as expected. Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway," said the ISRO in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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The LIBS instrument was developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems/ISRO in the southern city of Bengaluru, added the ISRO.