Google Doodle Pays Tribute to India’s Chandrayaan-3 Mission

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed on the moon’s south pole.
This makes India the fourth country to land on the moon, and the first to do so at the moon’s south pole.
The mission’s success is a major milestone for India’s space program

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates a momentous milestone in India’s space exploration history, honoring the remarkable accomplishment of ISRO’Chandrayaan-3 Mission.

The doodle commemorates the inaugural achievement of landing on the moon’s south pole, a significant feat.

On July 14, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Following a successful journey, it achieved a precise landing near the lunar south pole on August 23.

This historic accomplishment establishes India as the pioneer and sole nation to achieve a gentle touchdown on the Moon’s southernmost point.

The charming doodle portrays the rover module situated on the moon’s south pole, alongside a cheerful, animated depiction of the moon itself.

The lunar south pole has consistently captivated the curiosity of scientists and space enthusiasts, driven by the allure of its perpetually shaded craters that were suspected to harbor valuable ice deposits.

This conjecture has now been substantiated by the Chandrayaan-3 mission. The spacecraft’s successful landing has affirmed the presence of water, oxygen, and potentially hydrogen rocket fuel within these craters.

This revelation introduces exciting prospects for upcoming space expeditions, as these crucial resources could potentially be harnessed by astronauts to sustain their journeys.

Before India’s accomplishment, only the United States, China, and the former Soviet Union had achieved the feat of soft landings on the moon.

Chandrayaan-3 has not only secured its position as the fourth nation to reach the moon’s surface but has also attained the distinction of being the first to achieve this feat at the moon’s south pole.