New Delhi: The rover sent by India to the moon confirmed the presence of sulfur and other elements at the south pole.

India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to reach the South Pole by sending its spacecraft to the moon last week.

Chandrayaan-3 rover sent the first measurements taken with its Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy instrument, the Indian Space Organization (ISRO) said in a statement.

Spot measurements confirm the presence of sulfur at the South Pole, the statement said.

Spectrographic analysis confirmed the presence of aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium and titanium along with manganese, silicon and oxygen, the agency further said.