Chandrayaan-3 has shared its first-ever images of the Moon and they look stunning! As the spacecraft of the ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission entered the lunar orbit on Saturday, it caught sight of the Moon during its maneuver, the video clip of which was shared by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday on X (formerly Twitter).
While there are only less than 20 days left before the soft landing on the lunar surface, the clip gives a glimpse of the intricate details of the Moon’s craters as the craft was approaching it.
ISRO Shares Information On Twitter
The Indian Space Research Organization on Sunday took to the microblogging website ‘X’, previously known as Twitter to share the Principal pictures of the Moon as caught by Chandrayaan-3. India’s third automated Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on Saturday effectively entered the lunar circle, 22 days after it was sent off for an undeniably more muddled 41-day journey to arrive at the lunar south pole where no other country has gone previously.
Three More Operations Till August 17
After the Sunday move of Chandrayaan-3, there will be three additional activities till August 17 following which the Arrival Module Vikram conveying the meanderer Pragyan inside will split away from the Impetus Module. After this, de-circling moves will be carried on the lander before the last fueled drop on the moon.
ISRO Expecting Landing of Chanrayaan-3 On Aug 23
The Moon mission has been smooth up until this point and the ISRO anticipates that the Vikram lander should make a delicate arrival on the lunar surface in the not-so-distant future on August 23.
The infusion into the lunar circle denoted a significant achievement in the space office’s aggressive ₹ 600 crore Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission. The spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch on July 14 and the next 18 days will be crucial for the ISRO.