Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon sets the stage for major scientific breakthroughs and maybe even future missions to Mars.
The mission’s landing point, now known as Shiv Shakti Point, is critical for scientific reasons. The Chandrayaan-3 mission targeted the lunar south pole and will not be the last lunar mission to do so. NASA’s Artemis III mission plans to land astronauts in the region.
Of course, the ice on the Moon is also exciting from a scientific perspective and may offer clues into the Moon’s geological history. This graphic shows the distribution of ice on the Moon. The south pole is shown on the left, while the north pole is on the right. This graphic demonstrates just how much ice is believed to exist at the lunar south pole, and also highlights the topography of the region that makes it so challenging as a landing zone. | Credit: NASA
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