India's Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Lander Mission: First Close-up Moon Images | ISRO

India's Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Lander Mission: First Close-up Moon Images | ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission captured images of the Moon during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) and after the separation of the lunar lander from the propulsion module. Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander, and a rover. Chandrayaan-3 is planned to land about 70.9 degrees south of the lunar equator. Chandrayaan-3 is India's effort to become the fourth country, after the United States, Russia and China, to successfully soft-land on the Moon. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft would also be the first to land at the lunar south pole, an area of special interest for space agencies and private space companies because of the presence of water ice that could support future surface activities.

Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Aug. 18, 2023

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