DazzaAug 7, 2023

First image from India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission

https://lemmy.world/post/2795165

First image from India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission - Lemmy.world

Show threadAlien Surfer
Some perspective would always be nice, or a distance legend. Like, could you see a human from that distance? A football stadium? A banana?
Aug 7, 2023 at 9:35amWeb
Show threadPrettyFlyForAFatGuyAug 7, 2023
You could probably calculate how far out they are by using the curve of the moon visible in the picture
Show threaddubletAug 7, 2023

BBC News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66425524 Wikipedia’s orbit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-3#Orbit_raising… Isro on Twitter: twitter.com/isro/status/1688248504458846208

The retrofiring of engines brought it closer to the Moon’s surface, now to 170 km x 4313 km.

Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface

If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.

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Show threadDazzaAug 7, 2023
They should definitely drop a banana on the moon’s surface
Show threadsunnydanAug 7, 2023
Orbital banana bombing the moon. Get it done, India.