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Catch a glimpse of how the Moon looks like from Chandrayaan-3

Isro shares first images of Moon as mission enters lunar orbit

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 08.08.23, 01:33 PM
A series of images sent by Chandrayaan-3 show the craters on the lunar surface getting larger and larger as the spacecraft gets closer

A series of images sent by Chandrayaan-3 show the craters on the lunar surface getting larger and larger as the spacecraft gets closer twitter.com/chandrayaan_3

What is Chandrayaan-3?

A follow-up mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. Consists of an indigenous Lander module, Propulsion module and a Rover with an objective of developing and demonstrating new technologies required for Inter planetary missions

Mission cost

Rs 600 crore

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Launch date

July 14, 2023

Mission objectives

  • To demonstrate safe and soft landing on Lunar Surface
  • To demonstrate Rover roving on the moon
  • To conduct in-situ scientific experiments

First message

‘I am feeling lunar gravity’ was the Chandrayaan-3’s message to Isro after it achieved the major milestone that hauled it closer to the Moon

Latest update

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday (August 6) released the first images of the Moon as viewed by Chandrayaan-3

What’s next

A sequence of manoeuvres is planned to gradually position Chandrayaan-3 in a 100km lunar orbit and align it with the lunar poles. In the next 10 days, a precise landing site near the Moon’s south pole will be determined

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