New Delhi: Google on Thursday launched a brand new doodle on its internet browser celebrating Chandrayaan-3’s profitable touchdown on the moon’s South Pole. “You’ll catch us smiling every time we open the Google homepage today Here’s celebrating the historic feat by @isro’s #Chandrayaan3 and the first landing on the moon’s south pole, with this #GoogleDoodle,” Google posted on X (previously Twitter) with a GIF of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft touchdown on the moon.
Google wrote within the description part about how the Chandrayaan-3 mission started in July 2023 and culminated on Wednesday night with the profitable gentle touchdown of Vikram, the land rover. (Also Read: 10 Investment Options To Grow Your Money)
“The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Range, Andhra Pradesh on July 14, 2023, and successfully touched down near the lunar south pole region on August 23, 2023. Moon landings are no easy feat,” the outline mentioned. (Also Read: LIC New Jeevan Shanti Plan: Get Up To Rs 1,42,508 Annual Pension – Check Calculator, Premiums, Eligibility Criteria, And More)
“Previously, only the US, China, and the former Soviet Union have completed soft landings on the moon — but no country has made it to the southern pole region before now,” it added.
It additional defined how Chandrayaan-3 confirmed ice deposits have been current within the shadowed craters on the south pole of the moon.
“The moon’s south pole has been an area of heightened interest for space explorers as they suspected the existence of ice deposits located inside permanently shadowed craters. Chandrayaan-3 has now confirmed this prediction to be true! This ice offers the potential of critical resources for future astronauts such as air, water, and even hydrogen rocket fuel,” the outline added.
The description ended with a congratulations on the Chandrayaan-3 area mission.
