“The point where the moon lander of Chandrayaan-3 landed will now be known as Shiv Shakti. In Shiv, there is resolution for the welfare of humanity and Shakti gives us strength to fulfil those resolutions. This Shiv Shakti point of the moon also gives a sense of connection with Himalaya to Kanyakumari,” Mr. Modi while announcing the name. According to the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is used to uniquely identify a feature on the surface of a planet or satellite so that it can be easily located, described, and discussed.
What are the different payloads used and what are their functions?
- Chandrayaan-3’s Moon-centric Phase began with lunar insertion, followed by de-boosting to decrease and circularise its orbit around the Moon.
- Several Moon-bound manoeuvres were required to decrease the eccentricity of the lunar orbit, which were the product of several retrograde (opposing direction of motion) burns performed at perilune (closest point to the Moon).
- Isro chief was speaking exclusively to India Today TV, and added that Tiranga is important as it is the name of the flag and it comes without negative emotion and its only the PM who can concieve it.
- Goonhilly supported Chandrayaan-3’s PM and LM simultaneously with a combination of X and S band frequencies, a vital feature of their 32 m DSN antenna, as well as supporting the LM during its operations on the lunar surface.
- Lack of robust Dispute Settlement Mechanism-This discourages private investment in the space sector.
- Tracking from these two stations was supported by NASA’s and ISRO’s respective DSNs, to ensure Chandrayaan-3 was never out of sight throughout the entirety of the mission’s duration.
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These stations compliment support from NASA’s Deep Space Network and ISRO’s own stations. ESA is providing deep space communication support to the Chandrayaan-3 mission. If you have not been able to catch up on all the updates related to India’s third lunar mission, here are some frequently asked questions to help you. The journey of the lander to the moon is expected to take approximately 42 days. Chandrayaan 3 consists of an indigenous Lander module (LM), a Propulsion module (PM), and a Rover, with the goal of developing and demonstrating new technologies necessary for interplanetary missions.
IAU Approved Name of Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site on Moon as Shiva Shakti
Along with the Indian flag depicted on the Moon Impact Probe, carried by the spacecraft, he made a suggestion – to name the impact site after Nehru. It was on his birthday the landing was made, and he had long championed undertaking scientific developments and research in India. “In general, there has been a tradition across the world with such kinds of successful missions, to give a name to that point,” Modi said. He added that there was a discussion over naming the spot where Chandrayaan-2 crashed in 2019 as well, but they believed that should happen only once the next mission succeeds in soft-landing.
On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission created history with the successful soft landing on Moon’s surface. Ground stations on Earth keep operators connected to spacecraft as they venture into the unknown. Without ground station support, it’s impossible to get any data from a spacecraft, to know how it’s doing, to know if it is safe or even to know where it is.
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It’s Official: Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site Is Called ‘Shiva Shakti’ Details Here
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A Lander does not have wheels; it has stilts, or legs, which are supposed to touch down on the lunar surface, the legs of Chandrayaan-3 have been strengthened to ensure that it would be able to land, and stabilise, even at a speed of 3 m/sec, or 10.8 km/hour. These findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, are particularly relevant for future missions like NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon. Recent findings from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission have significantly expanded our understanding of lunar ice deposits, suggesting that they may be more abundant and accessible than previously thought.
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 soft landed on less explored south pole of the lunar surface and created history. This achievement made India the first country to reach near the Moon’s South Pole. After the soft landing India ranks amongst the top four nations to carry out a soft landing on the Moon. After launching into Earth’s orbit, the spacecraft will gradually increase its orbit through a series of maneuvers to escape Earth’s gravity and slingshot toward the moon.
The mission, which successfully landed near the Moon’s South Pole on August 23, 2023, has provided crucial temperature data that indicate ice could exist in more locations beneath the lunar surface, particularly at the poles. ISRO also released data from the observations made by ChaSTE (Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment), one of the four instruments present on the lander module. ChaSTE was designed to study the heat conductivity of the Moon’s surface and measure the differences in temperatures at different points on and below the surface, with the overall objective of creating a thermal profile of the Moon. When Chandrayaan-3 took off for the Moon on July 14, we explained the basics of the mission – how a mission launches into Space, what the Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2 missions were, etc.
According to the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, which anonymous provides detailed information about planetary names, the approval to Shiv Shakti point was granted on March 19.
