Chandrayaan-3 Rover Pragyan captures first image of Lander Vikram on Moon's surface | Watch Image

The Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a significant milestone as the rover Pragyan captured and shared an image of the lander Vikram, marking its first image since successfully landing on the moon. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared this historic moment, calling it the "image of the mission".

The image was taken using the Navigation camera (NavCams) onboard the rover, which were developed by the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) in Bengaluru. This achievement adds to the scientific progress of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

Last week, the Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram successfully touched down on the lunar surface, making India the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon and the first to accomplish this feat on the uncharted south pole of the moon.

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Pragyan Rover clicked an image of Vikram Lander this morning.

The 'image of the mission' was taken by the Navigation Camera onboard the Rover (NavCam).

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In another recent development, the rover discovered the presence of sulphur near the Moon's South Pole. Additionally, the rover's Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument revealed the presence of various elements including aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon, and oxygen.

The in-situ measurements conducted by the LIBS instrument on Chandrayaan-3 Rover confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface, a significant discovery that was not feasible with the instruments onboard the orbiters. This adds a new layer of understanding to the composition of the Moon's surface in the region near the south pole.