After more than 15 days of the launch of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday released the first images of the moon as viewed by the spacecraft.
"The Moon, as viewed by Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023," Isro said on Twitter.
The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023.#ISRO pic.twitter.com/xQtVyLTu0c
— LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 6, 2023
The images of moon come a day after Isro successfully guided Chandrayaan-3 into the lunar orbit without a glitch, which is a major milestone for India's lunar mission.
The lunar mission is just 20 days away from making the soft landing on the lunar surface but the clip gave a glimpse of the intricate details of the moon's craters as the craft is approaching it.
“The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023,” ISRO wrote on X.
Chandrayaan-3 is India's third unmanned Moon mission and has successfully entered the lunar orbit on Saturday after covering two-thirds of the total distance so far.
‘I am feeling lunar gravity’ was the Chandrayaan-3's message to ISRO after it achieved the major milestone that hauled it closer to the Moon.
The craft made over five moves in an attempt to lift it against the Earth's gravity over three weeks since the launch on July 14.
