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As Chandrayaan-3 successfully moved a step closer towards its much-anticipated Moon landing, ISRO on August 18 released the images of the Moon that were captured by the Vikram Lander Module. The images were taken by the Lander Position Detection Camera on August 15 and August 17. The Lander Modul successfully separated from the Propulsion Module yesterday, and its health is currently normal, according to ISRO. The LM went under a deboosting operation to reduce its orbit, while the next deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20.

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Taking to social media, ISRO briefed on the mission. “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The Lander Module (LM) health is normal. LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST.”

The space agency also shared the images of the moon on its official X handle (formerly Twitter).

“Chandrayaan-3 Mission: View from the Lander Imager (LI) Camera-1 on August 17, 2023 just after the separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module,” the post read.

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“Chandrayaan-3 Mission: as captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC) on August 15, 2023,” read the other post.

The images left the netizens awestruck. “Happy landing Vikram lander,” a user said. “Historic and iconic images. Proud of ISRO. Eagerly waiting for the 23rd August rendezvous,” added a second netizen. “Fingers crossed for 23rd Aug Indian space missions are the cheapest in the world by far,” joined a third.

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Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third lunar Indian Space Research exploration mission. The Landing Module is expected to make the soft landing on the Moon’s south pole on August 23. If the landing goes as planned, India will become the fourth country to do so after the US, Russia, and China. IRSO launched Chandrayaan-3 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Andhra Pradesh on July 14.

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