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August 24, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon's surface, making India the first to land near the Moon's South Pole.
New Delhi, August 24, 2023 — India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed at the Moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023, marking a significant achievement for India’s space program. The mission aims to study the composition of the lunar surface through soil and rock analysis. The spacecraft released a photo of the lunar surface.
After the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released a photo. The Rover will conduct a two-week mission to study the Moon’s soil and rocks. India’s successful landing marks a significant achievement as the fourth country to land on the Moon and the first to touch down near the South Pole.
Head of the India Space Research Organization, Sreedhara Somanath, declared that India landed on the Moon while Prime Minister Narendra Modi waved India’s national flag, “Tiranga”.
Chandrayaan-3’s Lander-Rover has begun conducting experiments on the Moon’s surface, and the public can soon expect to see images of the Rover and Lander.
Source: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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— UPDATE —
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) August 24, 2023
All activities are on schedule.
All systems are normal.
🔸Lander Module payloads ILSA, RAMBHA and ChaSTE are turned ON today.
🔸Rover mobility operations have commenced.
🔸SHAPE payload on the Propulsion Module was turned ON on Sunday.
… … and here is how the Chandrayaan-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface. pic.twitter.com/nEU8s1At0W
— ISRO (@isro) August 25, 2023
— UPDATE 2 —
According to ISRO, on August 27, 2023, the Rover encountered a 4-meter crater 3 meters ahead and was directed to retrace its steps. It is now safely on a new path.
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