India's Chandrayaan-3 rover reached lunar orbit on August 5 and has sent its first images of the Moon to Earth.
, the Chandrayaan-3 launched on July 14 and is expected to attempt to land on the Moon’s south pole on August 23. At that time, the mission’s lander, Vikram, and its small lunar rover, Pragyan, will touch down and commence scientific operations.
Pragyan will explore the lunar surface for much of a lunar day, which is about two weeks on Earth. When nighttime arrives at the end of the lunar day, the rover will shut down and end its exploration. The rover aims to investigate the composition of the lunar surface, find water ice in lunar soil, learn more about the history of lunar impacts, and help scientists solve mysteries about the evolution of the Moon’s atmosphere. The rover has a range of up to 500 meters , so it can cover significant ground in its short life.Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit.
A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex , ISTRAC, Bengaluru.
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