The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday released the first images of the moon as captured by Chandrayaan-3, Indias third lunar mission. The stunning images captured by Chandrayaan-3, the lunar surface after entering the Moons orbit on Saturday.The official Twitter handle of the mission, while sharing the clip, captioned it, “The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023.”The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023.#ISRO pic.twitter.com/xQtVyLTu0c— LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 6, 2023The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which successfully entered the lunar orbit on Saturday, has travelled nearly two-thirds of the distance to the Moon since its launch, according to the official information provided by ISRO. Notably, the spacecraft successfully launched on the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.Chandrayaan-3 successfully entered the lunar orbitThe GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle, which successfully launched the Chandrayaan-3 satellite, completed a scheduled orbit lowering manoeuvre on Sunday, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This move brought the spacecraft closer to the moon. The next similar operation, according to the space agency, will happen on August 9.Chandrayaan-3 Mission Update:Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully today (August 05, 2023). With this, #Chandrayaan3 has been successfully inserted into a Lunar orbit.The next Lunar bound orbit maneuver is scheduled tomorrow (August 06, 2023), around… pic.twitter.com/IC3MMDQMjU— LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 5, 2023Talking it to Twitter, the organisation announced, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: “MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3. I am feeling lunar gravity 🌖”🙂 Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit. A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC, Bengaluru. The next operation – reduction of orbit – is scheduled for Aug 6, 2023, around 23:00 Hrs. IST.”Chandrayaan-3 Mission:“MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3. I am feeling lunar gravity 🌖”🙂Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit.A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC, Bengaluru.The next… pic.twitter.com/6T5acwiEGb— ISRO (@isro) August 5, 2023
