{"id":21899,"date":"2023-09-01T23:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T15:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/indian-moon-rover-sends-back-photo-of-chrandrayaan-3-lander-on-the-lunar-surface\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T23:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T15:27:53","slug":"indian-moon-rover-sends-back-photo-of-chrandrayaan-3-lander-on-the-lunar-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/indian-moon-rover-sends-back-photo-of-chrandrayaan-3-lander-on-the-lunar-surface\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Moon rover sends back photo of Chrandrayaan-3 lander on the lunar surface"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo shows Chandrayaan-3 lander firmly on the ground<\/h2>\n

Since landing on the Moon Chandrayaan-3 has been hard at work deploying not just a rover but several experiments on the lunar surface. This is not just India\u2019s first lander on the Moon but the first lander from anyone to land at the lunar South Pole. So any scientific data for those wishing to set up a base there, China and the United States, will be important for planning future missions.<\/p>\n

One of the first tasks Chandrayaan-3\u2019s Vikram lander took on once it landed was to deploy the small rover named Pragyan. A ramp was lowered from the side of the lander that gave Pragyan a smooth descent onto the lunar surface. The small briefcase-size rover put another first in India\u2019s bag as they became the fourth country to have a rover on the Moon.<\/p>\n

ISRO has shared several photos so far of the lunar surface, some of the first were of the rover moving down its ramp. More photos came from Pragyan\u2019s navigation cameras which are positioned at the front of the rover. These showed photos of it moving around the surface, arriving at a crater, and then backing away from it.<\/p>\n

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