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ISRO’s Dust EXperiment (DEX) Detects Interplanetary Dust Hits Every 1,000 Seconds
ISRO’s maiden home-made dust detector, Dust EXperiment (DEX), detects interplanetary dust particles striking Earth every 1,000 seconds. DEX is flown on the POEM (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module) of PSLV-C58 and is developed by the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.
Dust EXperiment (DEX) and Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs):
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Detection and study of high-speed interplanetary dust particles. |
| First-of-its-kind | First Indian-made instrument designed to detect and study high-speed interplanetary dust particles. |
| Current finding | Interplanetary dust particles striking Earth every 1,000 seconds. |
| Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs) | IDPs comprise microscopic fragments originating from comets and asteroids. |
| Mission deployment platform | DEX is flown on the POEM (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module) of PSLV-C58. |
| Developed by | DEX is developed by the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad. |