The first moments of the historic “walk” made by India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission lunar module on the Moon, as it exits the lander, is recorded in a video released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission ‘landed’ on the Moon’s south pole at 6.04pm. on Wednesday (local time), placing the Asian country in an exclusive club of four countries that have been onto the surface of Earth’s satellite and making it the first country to land on the uncharted South Pole.
#Chandrayaan3 Rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface pic.twitter.com/vyqNR6cGkX
— LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 25, 2023
The primary mission of the vehicle, named ‘Pragyaan’, is to conduct field science experiments on the lunar surface.
These experiments aim to “unlock” the mysteries of the Moon’s geology, providing information on its composition and history.
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The presence of the Vikram and Pragyan vehicles – which make up Chandrayaan-3 – on the Moon will last for 14 days, the amount of time sunlight will be available near the lunar South Pole after landing.
After 14 days, the vehicles are expected to lose their power.
