BY - srushti sharma
ISRO said that L1 had begun gathering scientific data, representing significant advancements in Indian space exploration
At a distance of more than 50,000 km from Earth, the STEPS instrument's sensors have started monitoring supra thermal and energetic ions and electrons
This information aids in the analysis of the behavior of the particles that orbit the Earth
The figure shows changes in the energetic particle environment that one of the units collected
The Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload's Supra Thermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer (STEPS) instrument has begun data collection
STEPS is equipped with six sensors that look in different directions and is responsible for measuring supra-thermal and energetic ions
As the Aditya-L1 mission moves closer to the Sun-Earth L1 point, these measurements will continue to be made
giving vital information on the causes, rates, and asymmetry of solar wind and space weather occurrences
India's first mission to study the Sun, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, has made tremendous advancements