With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, India becomes the first country to land on the lunar South Pole.

With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, India becomes the first country to land on the lunar South Pole. India in history

Chandrayaan-3

With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon

India has touched the moon. ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission was successful on Wednesday evening. With this success, India has become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. Only America, Russia, and China have achieved this feat before. Not only that, but another history has been touched by ISRO. The South Pole of the Moon has remained unexplored until now. India is the first country to set foot on this side of the moon. India is credited with the discovery of 'Kumeru' on the moon.

 

The landing process for Vikram started at 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday. The lander landed on the moon exactly 19 minutes later. The entire country was waiting with bated breath for these 19 minutes with ISRO scientists. At 5:20 p.m., ISRO started live broadcasting the whole process. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended from South Africa. Bikram was brought down towards the moon by gradually reducing its speed and altitude. The scientists were clapping as soon as one step was completed. Within hours of Vikram's landing, the rover Pragyan emerged from its belly. He started working slowly. The speed of knowledge is very slow—only one centimeter per second.

 India becomes the first country to land on the lunar South Pole

Vikram was in an orbit 30 km away from the moon. First, the speed was reduced to seven kilometers. This stage is called 'rough breaking'. After this, the 'fine breaking' begins. Gradually, the height decreases to 800 meters, 150 meters, 60 meters, and 10 meters. At this stage, the cameras and sensors inside Vikram were continuously searching for suitable land for landing. The land should be relatively smooth, without pits or rock fragments. ISRO has kept its word. Vikram landed on the moon at exactly 6:40 a.m. After this success, the Prime Minister waved the national flag and expressed his enthusiasm. After that, he addressed the countrymen from South Africa via virtual medium.

 

Chandrayaan-3 started its journey towards the unexplored south pole of the moon from the launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 2:35 p.m. on July 14. After 40 days, his campaign was successful. On the other hand, Russia also had a bird's-eye view of the moon's South Pole. After five decades, they joined the lunar mission. On August 11, Russia's Luna-25 left for the moon. But the Russian campaign was not successful. Almost reaching the threshold of the moon, the lander lost contact with them. The lander later crashed into the lunar soil. India did what Russia could not.

 

Step down

Lander Vikram of Chandrayaan-3 has made a soft landing on the lunar soil. It was located at an altitude of 30 kilometers. After the landing process started, the lander descended to the moon step by step, first at 7 km, then at 800 m, 150 m, 60 m, and 10 m. Every moment, his speed is also reduced to the same rhythm.

 

India in history

With the success of Chandrayaan-3, India has touched two histories. One is that they are the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon. Before this, only Russia, America, and China were able to do this successfully. India was able to touch the soil of the moon in three attempts. Two, India was the first country to set foot on the South Pole of the Moon. No country has achieved this feat before. The South Pole remained undiscovered for so long.