Moon's Soil is now ISRO made
On May 18, 2020 the Indian Patent Office, granted (IN 336998) a patent application of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the technique of making moon-like sand. The application was filed by ISRO on May 15, 2014. There are two types of surfaces on Moon. The first is known as Highland and the second type is Mayer. The Highland covers 83% of the surface which is contains of calcium and aluminium content, more as compared to other minerals. This type of soil has been made and claimed by ISRO. While the Mayer is visible black crater and contains maximum percentage of Iron, Magnesium and Titanium. ISRO’s invention can be used for scientific studies of lunar terrain relating to mobility/ trafficability of rover for scientific explorations or for the study of geo-technical/ mechanical properties of lunar soil for understanding the engineering behavior of lunar regolith or to carry out fundamental research work (theoretical and experimental) to postulate a broad...