Chandrayaan-3 Update: Two of 3 mission objectives complete, says ISRO
Chandrayaan-3 Update: Chandrayaan 3 has completed two key mission goals just days after landing on the lunar south pole, according to an update from the Indian Space Research Organization. The lander and rover are still carrying out in-situ scientific experiments on the lunar surface.
“Of the 3 mission objectives, demonstration of a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface is accomplished. Demonstration of Rover roving on the moon is accomplished. Conducting in-situ scientific experiments is underway. All payloads are performing normally," ISRO posted on X.
Earlier this week, the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully landed on the lunar surface. India is the fourth country to set foot on the moon, and the first to reach the moon's largely uncharted south pole.
Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the landing site would be called "Shiv Shakti Point," and that the spot where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crashed-landed on the Moon's surface in 2019 would be called "Tiranga Point."
Meanwhile, the Indian Space Research Organization has released a new video of the Pragyan rover exploring the lunar surface surrounding Shiv Shakti Point, the landing site of lander Vikram.
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- With inputs from agencies
