Chandrayaan-3: India’s third unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, has returned with stunning photos of the Moon and Earth. The image, which offers a thorough view of the lunar craters, was captured on August 5 as the spacecraft entered the moon’s orbit. This important accomplishment moves the mission closer to its eventual objective of landing close to the difficult terrain of the moon’s south polar region. The picture was taken by the spacecraft’s Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC). The Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad and the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems in Bengaluru created this camera along with the Lander Imager (LI).
Chandrayaan-3’s LI Camera Captures Striking Image
On the day of the launch, July 14, 2023, the LI had already taken a picture of Earth. The Chandrayaan-3 project, started by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), intends to show that secure lunar landing and wandering are possible from beginning to conclusion. After nenetering in the Moon’s orbit, the spacecraft is now advancing towards it. As of August 9, Chandrayaan-3 is only 1,437 kilometres from the lunar surface as it loops around the moon. The main goal of the mission is to safely touch down on the moon’s surface and carry out a number of scientific investigations to better understand the lunar composition. If successful, India will become the fourth country after the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China to carry out a soft lunar landing.
Chandrayaan-3’s Lunar Surface Touchdown Set for August 23
On August 23, the spacecraft is anticipated to make contact with the lunar surface. In Isro’s ambitious lunar mission, the first image of the Moon sent by Chandrayaan-3 represents a critical turning point. It paves the way for upcoming interplanetary trips by showing off the spacecraft’s technological prowess as well as giving a glance at the finer points of the moon’s surface.
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