Statio Shiv Shakti

Statio Shiva Shakti
Chandrayaan-3 lander on Shiva Shakti Point; photographed by Pragyan rover
Image of Chandrayaan-3 lander captured by OHRC camera aboard Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
TypeExtraterrestrial landing site
LocationArea between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters, Moon[1]
Coordinates69°22′23″S 32°19′08″E / 69.373°S 32.319°E / -69.373; 32.319
Founded
  • Announced: August 26, 2023
  • IAU Approved: March 19, 2024
FounderIndia Chandrayaan-3

Statio Shiv Shakti or Shiv Shakti Point is the landing site of Chandrayaan-3, the third lunar mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan landed 600 km from the south pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023.[2][3][4] The landing site was named on 26 August 2023 at the ISTRAC headquarters in Bengaluru,[5] after India became the fourth nation to make a successful soft landing on the Moon and also becoming the first country that landed on the lunar south pole.[note 1] Statio Shiv Shakti is located at the coordinates 69°22′23″S 32°19′08″E / 69.373°S 32.319°E / -69.373; 32.319[8][9] and lies between the lunar craters Manzinus C and Simpelius N.[10] It has been proposed that the upcoming sample-return mission Chandrayaan-4 also land near the point.[11]

  1. ^ "India launches Chandrayaan-3 mission to the lunar surface". Physicsworld. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ Koshy, Jacob (August 25, 2023). "Explained | Why did Chandrayaan-3 land on the near side of the moon?". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ Kumar, Sanjay (23 August 2023). "India makes history by landing spacecraft near Moon's south pole". Science.org. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Chandrayaan-3 launch on 14 July, lunar landing on 23 or 24 August". The Hindu. 6 July 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Modi in Bengaluru Live Updates: Touchdown point of Vikram lander will be known as 'Shivshakti', says PM". The Indian Express. 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  6. ^ Karanam, Durga Prasad; Bhatt, Megha; A, Amitabh; G, Ambily; Sathyan, Sachana; Misra, Dibyendu; Srivastava, Neeraj; Bhardwaj, Anil (2023-08-03). "Contextual Characterisation Study of Chandrayaan-3 Primary Landing Site". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slad106. ISSN 1745-3925.
  7. ^ "LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MOON MISSION" (PDF). isro.gov.in.
  8. ^ "Mission homepage". Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ Chandrayaan 3 - After The Landing What Happens Next?, 27 August 2023, retrieved 2023-08-28
  10. ^ "India launches Chandrayaan-3 mission to the lunar surface". Physicsworld. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Chandrayaan-4's landing site on the Moon revealed". India Today. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-14.


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