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India's third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm Wednesday after a flawless 41-day voyage
ISRO also released images from the Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera taken during the descent to the Moon's surface
To celebrate the success of India's successful moon mission, various nations took to their social media and posted congratulatory messages for Isro
"We are witness to the new flight of new India. New history has been written," he said
India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon. The attempt comes days after Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed
Unlike foreign space agencies which use very expensive cameras, the Pragyan rover uses just two cameras which act as its eyes, while the software generates the 3D maps of the lunar surface
"Please convey my greetings to everyone. If possible, I would personally greet you very soon," the prime minister said
The mission received heightened attention after Russia's Luna-25 mission failed less than a week earlier
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who virtually joined from South Africa to witness the culmination of the complex mission, lauded the scientists for their efforts
"Chandrayaan3 imprints our identity on the Moon's southern frontier, a triumph unmatched, Raghav Chadha said
With Chandrayaan-3 landing successfully, India has become the first country in the world to land on the Moon's far side
India awaits successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the south pole of the Moon. Catch all the live updates here
"Currently, these stations are tracking the Chandrayaan-3 lander module and we are green (ready to go) to support the landing which is supposed to happen shortly," Chellathurai said
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Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 and its objectives are to demonstrate safe and soft-landing on the lunar surface, roving on the moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiment
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