Question

Consider the following: Which of the statement/statements regarding Chandrayaan 3 is/are correct?

1. Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched on 14 July 2023.
2. The mission consists of a lunar lander named Pragyan and a lunar rover named Vikram
3. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on 5 August 2023

• A. i, iii
• B. All
• C. i only
• D. i, ii

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i, iii

Chandrayaan-3

• Chandrayaan-3 is part of the lunar exploration missions developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• The mission includes the Vikram lunar lander and the Pragyan lunar rover, similar to the components of the Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019.
• Launched on 14 July 2023 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Chandrayaan-3 entered lunar orbit on 5 August 2023.
• The lander successfully touched down near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023 at 18:03 IST (12:33 UTC), making India the fourth country to achieve a successful lunar landing and the first to do so near the lunar south pole.

ISRO's mission objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission are:

• Engineering and implementing a lander to land safely and softly on the surface of the Moon.
• Observing and demonstrating the rover's driving capabilities on the Moon.
• Conducting and observing experiments on the materials available on the lunar surface to better understand the composition of the Moon