How will man tackle quakes when he colonises moon in the not‐so‐distant future? India will be joining some nations in the quest for a better understanding of moonquakes as plans are afoot to send a seismometer on board the landing instrument of Chandrayaan‐2 scheduled to be launched in 2014/15. Sensors of the seismometer built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are now undergoing calibration at the CSIR National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI). The first phase of calibration is over and the second phase will start soon, according to seismologist Mr D. Srinagesh, who will be studying the seismic aspects of moonquakes along with his team at NGRI. He told The Hindu that the largest moonquake ever recorded was 5.5 magnitude by the seismometers deployed on the moon’s surface during Apollo missions in late 1960s and 70s.

Source: Hindu

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