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India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Lander site has been eyed by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 lander/rover touched down on the Moon on August 23, 2023.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

NASA’s LRO high-powered LROC system acquired this oblique view (42° slew angle) of the lander four days later.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission landing site is located over 370 miles (about 600 kilometers) from the lunar south pole.

The bright halo around the vehicle resulted from the rocket plume interacting with the fine-grained regolith (soil).

For more information on LRO’s spotting of the Indian lunar lander, go to:

https://www.lroc.asu.edu/posts/1314