NASA's LRO Spacecraft captured images of the Chandrayaan-3 Lander on the Moon's surface: See Pics

The American space agency NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) acquired a photograph of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site. Since its successful soft landing on August 23, the spacecraft has been orbiting the moon near the moon's south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 landing location is approximately 600 kilometers south of the Moon's South Pole.

The NASA orbiter's camera captured an oblique view (42-degree slew angle) of the Vikram lander four days after it set down. Launched on June 18, 2009, the NASA orbiter has so far accumulated a treasure mine of data, providing significant additions to the moon's knowledge base.

"The bright halo around the vehicle resulted from the rocket plume interacting with the fine-grained regolith (soil)," NASA explained in a statement that included the recorded photograph. 

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The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Chandrayaan-3 touched down on Aug. 23, 2023, about 600 kilometers from the Moon’s South Pole.

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On August 23, India took a big stride forward when the Chandrayaan-3 lander module safely landed on the moon's South Pole, making it the first country to accomplish the historic achievement and putting an end to the disappointment of the Chandrayaan-2 crash landing four years before. After the United States, China, and Russia, India became the fourth country to safely land on the moon's surface.

After landing, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover carried out a variety of duties on the lunar surface, including detecting the presence of Sulphur and other minor elements, measuring relative temperature, and listening for movement.

Meanwhile, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover remain in "sleep mode," with an estimated wake-up time of September 22, 2023.

The Indian Space Research Organization released a 3-dimensional 'anaglyph' photograph of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander from the Moon's south pole in the most recent update. Anaglyph is a basic three-dimensional depiction of an item or landscape created using stereo or multi-view photos.