India is attempting to make history by landing Chandrayaan-3 near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
India is looking to make history on Wednesday with its third lunar mission set to land on the Moon.
The country's earlier attempt to land its Chandrayaan-2 mission near the south pole in 2019 was unsuccessful - it crashed into the lunar surface.lifted offThe lander - called Vikram after Indian Space Research Organisation founder Vikram Sarabhai - carries within its belly the 26kg rover named Pragyaan, the Sanskrit word for wisdom.Its journey to the Moon has generated a lot of excitement in India, with wishes for the mission's success pouring in from across the country.
He said they had carefully studied the data from the Chandrayaan-2 crash and carried out simulation exercises to fix the glitches. The lander and the rover are carrying five scientific instruments which will help discover "the physical characteristics of the surface of the Moon, the atmosphere close to the surface and the tectonic activity to study what goes on below the surface".
The rover's wheels have the Isro's logo and emblem embossed on them so that they leave imprints on the lunar soil during the Moon walk, an official told the BBC.The landing date has been carefully selected to coincide with the start of a lunar day because the batteries of the lander and the rover will need sunlight to be able to charge and function. Once night falls, they will discharge and stop working.
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