India on the moon, scripts history Chandrayaan-3 mission accomplished

Chennai, Aug 23 : Marking a monumental event in its space journey,

India scripted history by becoming the first country to explore the

South Polar region when its third Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

successfully soft landed on the Moon’s surface on Wednesday evening.

The powered descent of the Lander Module (LM), carrying a Rover, on board

the Chandrayaan-3, started at 5.44 pm and after the challenging task of

performing rough and fine braking maneuvres, it made a soft landing on

the moon’s surface at 6.00 pm.