Congratulations are in order! On August 23, 2023 the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) became the first organization to successfully land a craft near the south pole of the Moon and the fourth country to land on the Moon.
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The landing site of the Chandrayaan-3 lander (a.k.a. Vikram which was inherited from the Chandrayaan-2 lander which crashed). The landing site is near the lunar south pole.
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Here’s a view looking at the south pole of the Moon.
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Zooming in, we can see the landing site shown as a red point near Manzinus crater, shown in blue
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CITE THIS NOTEBOOK
CITE THIS NOTEBOOK
Chandrayaan-3 Landed on the Moon!
by Jeff Bryant
Wolfram Community, STAFF PICKS, August 23, 2023
https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/2996608
by Jeff Bryant
Wolfram Community, STAFF PICKS, August 23, 2023
https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/2996608