Successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 makes India first nation to soft land on moon's South Pole and 4th country after United States, USSR and China to land on moon
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Successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 makes India first nation to soft land on moon's South Pole and 4th country after United States, USSR and China to land on moon
Chandrayaan-3 comprises of a lander, rover and propulsion module. Chandrayaan's lander Vikram is named after Vikram Sarabhai
Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyan will leave the impression of India's national flag and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) logo on the lunar soil (regolith)
Chandrayaan-3 mission's entire cost is roughly Rs 615 ($75 million) crore which is less than the budget of Bollywood movies like Adipurush
The lander and rover will have a mission life of one lunar day (about 14 earth days) to study the surroundings