Chandrayaan 3 Landed On Moon

The mission was launched from Sriharikota...


On Wednesday, India's Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon's south pole. The successful moon mission has made the Nation the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface after the US, China, and the erstwhile Soviet Union.

Parties and prayers were held with great enthusiasm across the nation ahead of the historic lunar touchdown.

ISRO is live telecasting the landing event on its ISRO website. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 from Sriharikota.

The Vikram lander descended toward the moon's surface at a velocity of 1.68 km per second.

It then slowed down before beginning a powered vertical descent to the moon's surface.

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