Chandrayaan-3 Shares First Glimpses Of Moon; Check The Stunning Pictures Here

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday put out the first images of the moon as captured by Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission. (ANI)

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Chandrayaan-3 is the ISRO's follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its soft landing on the lunar surface in 2019 and was eventually deemed to have failed its core mission objectives. (ANI)

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"The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023," tweeted the Mission's official Twitter handle. (ANI)

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The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch, successfully entered into the Lunar orbit on Saturday, according to ISRO. (ANI)

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The spacecraft, mounted on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle, successfully lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 14. (ANI)

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India became only the fourth country after the US, China, and Russia to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon, demonstrating the country's ability for a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface. (ANI)

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Upon landing, it will operate for one lunar day, which is approximately 14 Earth days. One day on the Moon is equal to 14 days on Earth. (ANI)

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The approved cost of Chandrayaan-3 is Rs 250 crore (Excluding Launch Vehicle Cost). (ANI)

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Chandrayaan-3's development phase commenced in January 2020 with the launch initially planned in 2021. However, the Covid-19 pandemic brought an unforeseen delay to the mission's progress. (ANI)

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