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Chandrayaan-3  lander has successfully detached itself from the vehicle

It is currently moving towards the Moon

Bengaluru (Karnataka) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully detached the Lander named Vikram from the ‘Propulsion Module’ of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ on the afternoon of 17th August. Scientists clarified that this move completes a very important phase of the Chandrayaan-3. Now Chandrayaan-3 mission is moving towards the moon and the process of landing on the moon has started. If all goes well, Chandrayaan-3 will land on the Moon’s South Pole at 5:47 p.m. on 23rd August.

1. The ‘Pragyan Rover’ in the lander will explore the moon for the next 14 days after landing. A ‘Lander’ refers to a machine mounted on a vehicle, which lands at a designated location and performs its assigned task, while a lunar buggy is called a ‘Rover’.

2. ISRO said that the Chandrayaan-3 will soon be taken closer to the moon on the evening of 18th August. Currently, the Chandrayaan-3 is very close and approximately just 153 to 163 km away from the moon.

3. Chandrayaan-3 will now be ‘deboosted’, meaning its speed will be reduced. As a result of this, the distance of Chandrayaan-3 from the moon will be at least 30 km.

4. While Chandrayaan-3 is landing on the moon, the rover will have to make a 90-degree turn towards the moon while irradiating the moon. At the time of the actual ‘landing’, the speed of Chandrayaan-3 will be 1.68 km per second. The spacecraft will be landed safely on the lunar surface by the thrusters.

5. The ‘propulsion module’ separated from the lander will orbit the moon for a few weeks and during this period, this ‘module’ will study the rays coming from the Earth to the Moon.

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