India’s Chandrayaan-3 made history by becoming the first spacecraft to land on the South Pole of the Moon, last week. The following day, the Ch-3’s Rover descended from the lander and took a walk on the moon.
A few days later, on August 27, the rover came across a massive crater of a four meter diameter on it’s path, the Rover was commanded to retrace its path and is now safely in a new location.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) detailed the mission specifics via Twitter saying, “On August 27, 2023, the rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater positioned 3 meters ahead of its location. The Rover was commanded to retrace the path. It’s now safely heading on a new path.”
The six-wheeled robotic vehicle named ‘Pragyan’ rolled down from a two-segment ramp to exit the Ch-3, powered by solar panels.
The ISRO released a video of the process saying, “… … and here is how the Chandrayaan-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface.”
India went on to announce that the spot where the Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon will now officially be called the ‘Shiv Shakti’.
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