India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Moon Lander Imaged by Pragyan Lunar Rover

India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Moon Lander Imaged by Pragyan Lunar Rover

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, has been imaged by the mission’s rover, named Pragyan, on August 30, 2023, at 05:34 UTC (11:04 IST) in the South Pole region of the Moon at Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E). The image was taken by the Navigation Camera (NavCam) onboard the rover. You can also see the Chandra's Surface Thermo Physical Experiment (ChaSTE) and the Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA).

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is the first to land at the lunar south pole. This region is of special interest for space agencies and private space companies because of the presence of water ice that could support future surface activities.

India has become the fourth country, after the United States, Russia and China, to successfully soft-land on the Moon. 

Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2023

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