Vikram Lander accurately captures image of lunar surface; ISRO releases new footage

BENGALURU: ISRO releases footage of Chandrayaan 3 just before it soft-landed on the moon. The video shows images captured by the lander's imager camera before touching down at the moon's south pole. Craters on the lunar surface are evident in images from a region that remains uncharted for lunar exploration.

The lander can also be seen making a soft landing in the final seconds of the more than two-minute-long high-resolution video.

Here is how the Lander Imager Camera captured the moon's image just prior to touchdown. pic.twitter.com/PseUAxAB6G

— ISRO (@isro) August 24, 2023

Meanwhile, ISRO has confirmed that Chandrayaan 3's Pragyan rover has landed on the moon. Emblem of India and ISRO logo have been imprinted. Payloads will start working shortly.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
All activities are on schedule.
All systems are normal.

🔸Lander Module payloads ILSA, RAMBHA and ChaSTE are turned ON today.

🔸Rover mobility operations have commenced.

🔸SHAPE payload on the Propulsion Module was turned ON on Sunday.

— ISRO (@isro) August 24, 2023