Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:11pm on 24 Aug 2023,Thursday Science
India's rover Pragyaan has taken its first steps on the lunar surface, making history as the nation became the first to land near the Moon's south pole. Pragyaan deployed from the Vikram lander on Thursday, a day after the successful touchdown on the Moon. As the rover roves across the Moon, it will imprint India's logo on the surface with each step. Equipped with scientific instruments, Pragyaan will now explore the terrain, gathering crucial data and images to send back to Earth for analysis. This accomplishment puts India in an elite club with the US, Soviet Union, and China as only the fourth nation to successfully soft-land on the Moon. With Vikram and Pragyaan, India has now left its mark on the Moon.
