See Pics: Chandrayaan-3 captures fresh images of moon and earth
Fresh pics of moon and earth: Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft which successfully entered into the Lunar orbit on August 5, Saturday is currently undergoing a series of orbit manoeuvres with the objective of reaching the moon’s orbit and captured fresh images of moon and earth after entering the lunar orbit.
The India’s third lunar mission is likely to land on the moon on August 23.
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Taking to their official Twitter handle (now known as X), The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared the fresh combination of images of moon and earth captured by India's third lunar mission after entering the lunar’s orbit.
ISRO wrote, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: (earth emoji) viewed by Lander Imager (LI) Camera on the day of the launch & (moon emoji) imaged by Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC) a day after the Lunar Orbit Insertion.
LI & LHV cameras are developed by SAC & LEOS, respectively.”
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
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Lander Imager (LI) Camera
on the day of the launch
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Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC)
a day after the Lunar Orbit Insertion
LI & LHV cameras are developed by SAC & LEOS, respectively https://t.co/tKlKjieQJS… pic.twitter.com/6QISmdsdRS — ISRO (@isro) August 10, 2023
In the latest set of images captured by Chandrayaan-3 of moon on August 6, ISRO marked Eddington, Aristarchus and Pythagoras along with Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms), one of the large, dark plains on the lunar surface.
Meanwhile, another picture of earth has been captured by Chandrayaan-3 on July 14, 2023.
According to ISRO chief S Somanath, "If everything fails, if all the sensors fail, nothing works, still it (Vikram) will make a landing. That's how it has been designed - provided that the propulsion system works well."
Fourth country to land spacecraft on Moon
Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, will make India the fourth country after US, China, and Russia, to land its spacecraft on the surface of the moon and demonstrate the country’s abilities for safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.
What is Chandrayaan-3 composed of?
Chandrayaan-3 components include various electronic and mechanical subsystems intended to ensure a safe and soft landing such as Navigation sensors, propulsion systems, guidance & control among others. Additionally, there are mechanisms for the release of Rover, two-way communication-related antennas and other onboard electronics.
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The stated objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are safe and soft landing, rover roving on the moon's surface, and in-situ scientific experiments.
Moon serves as a repository of the Earth’s past and a successful lunar mission by India will help enhance life on Earth while also enabling it to explore the rest of the solar system and beyond.
- With inputs from agencies
