Q. Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, has confirmed the presence of which element on the moon’s surface?
Answer: Sulphur
Notes: During a recent experiment, the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS) on board the Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 detected the presence of sulphur and other minor elements in the lunar South Pole region. APXS instrument also carries radioactive sources that emit alpha particles and X-rays onto the surface sample.
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