Operating under frigid temperatures, the mission will now grapple with unknown conditions and strange lunar topography
India becomes the first country to reach the Moon’s south pole and only the fourth country ever to land on the lunar surface
The lander module will descend to a lower orbit as it gets closer to the Moon’s surface
Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to the failed attempt in 2019 which aims to demonstrate the country’s capability in safely landing and roving the lunar surface