Earth, Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3 cameras, ISRO shares mesmerising photos

Updated:2 years, 11 months ago

New Delhi, August 10 (ANI): India’s Chandrayaan-3 has entered the lunar orbit and inching closer to the Moon’s surface. Now, ISRO has shared mesmerising photos of Earth and Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3’s cameras. Earth’s picture was captured by the Lander Imager (LI) Camera on the day of the launch. Moon’s image was captured by Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC) a day after Lunar Orbit Insertion. The retrofitting of engines brought ‘Chandrayaan 3’ closer to the Moon's surface, now to 174 km x 1437 km on August 09. On Aug 07, ISRO released images of the Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3 during the Lunar Orbit Insertion. The world witnessed the historic lift-off of Chandrayaan-3 on July 14. ISRO launched India’s third lunar exploration mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14. If successful with Chandrayaan-3 mission, India will likely become the first country in the world to reach the less explored south pole of the Moon.

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