Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday, shared the first set of pictures of Earth as viewed by Chandrayaan 2.
“First set of beautiful images of the Earth captured by #Chandrayaan2 #VikramLander
Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:28 UT”, ISRO tweeted on Sunday.
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First set of beautiful images of the Earth captured by #Chandrayaan2 #VikramLander
Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:28 UT pic.twitter.com/pLIgHHfg8I— ISRO (@isro) August 4, 2019
ISRO shared four pictures of the Earth from different coordinates with the time of capture.
For the first time, Chandrayaan-2 aims to explore the dark side of the Moon after landing on its south polar region.
The Chandrayaan-2 was launched onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-III (GSLV Mk-III) rocket.
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India is said to become the first country to aspire to explore this side of the Moon, if the mission achieves its desired goal then it will help India and the World broaden the horizons of human knowledge.