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Chandrayaan-3: India on Wednesday scripted history as the lunar spacecraft touched the moon's surface at 6:04 Pm. Indians across the world are cherishing and celebrating the moment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its success and expressed happiness.

The space agency took to social media platform X and shared first message from the lunar aircraft as it landed moon. "Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 'India🇮🇳, I reached my destination and you too!': Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon!. Congratulations, India," the post read.

Billions of people across the globe were waiting for this historic moment. Hawans were organised and prayers were conducted everywhere for the success of the mission.

Special screenings of the soft landing were organised across the country, including schools and science centers, and public institutions. ISRO made the live actions available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV.

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ISRO had been releasing a series of up-close images of the moon, assisting the lander module in determining its position (latitude and longitude) by matching them against an onboard moon reference map.

Historically, spacecraft missions to the Moon have primarily targeted the equatorial region due to its favourable terrain and operating conditions. However, the lunar south pole presents a vastly different and more challenging terrain compared to the equatorial region.

Chandrayaan-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14.

(With inputs from agency)