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Lunar south polar region map (>80°S) Degree of the slopes found within 15 degrees of the south pole of the Moon Orbiters from several countries have explored the region around the lunar south pole. Extensive studies were conducted by the Lunar Orbiters , Clementine , Lunar Prospector , Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter , Kaguya , and Chandrayaan-1 ...
India's Chandrayaan-3 (2023) became the first lunar mission to achieve a soft landing near the lunar south pole. The first crewed missions to the Moon were pursued by the Soviet Union and the United States, becoming the climax of the Space Race.
The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on 5 August, and India became the first country to touch down near the lunar south pole, at 69°S, the southernmost lunar landing [12] on 23 August 2023 at 18:04 IST (12:33 UTC), ISRO became the first agency to land near the south pole of the moon in its first attempt and overall the fourth space agency to ...
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of ...
Soil studied by India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission near the lunar south pole adds support to the theory that the moon once had a magma ocean billions of years ago.
The Chang'e-6 craft, equipped with an array of tools and its own launcher, touched down in a gigantic impact crater called the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon's space-facing side at 6:23 a.m ...
Four days later, on 14 November, the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) impacted near the Shackleton crater, in the lunar south pole, this made India the fifth country to reach the lunar surface. [16] The MIP made the most significant discovery by confirming the existence of water on Moon.
India made history Wednesday by becoming the first country to reach the lunar south pole. An uncrewed robotic moon lander, operated by India’s space agency and known as the Chandrayaan-3 ...