The spacecraft has tested out its Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera.
far side of the moon
never faces Earth because of"tidal locking," with our planet's gravity having slowed the rotation of its natural satellite over billions of years. The moon completes one rotation on its axis in the same amount of time it takes to orbit Earth.'s Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera . The camera is designed to help guide the mission's Vikram lander to a safe landing site during its descent onto the lunar surface.
"This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area — without boulders or deep trenches — during the descent is developed by ISRO at SAC," ISRO stated. Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land around 8:34 a.m. EDT on Wednesday . The spacecraft is targeting a landingat 69.37 degrees south latitude and 32.35 degrees east longitude, near the lunar south pole. A live telecast of the attempt will begin around 45 minutes earlier, according to ISRO. You can watch that webcast here at Space.com.
Chandrayaan-3 is now aiming to be the first probe ever to make a soft landing in the vicinity of the lunar south pole. It was considered by many to be
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