The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday released the first set of pictures of the Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2.
The pictures were captured by the LI4 camera on board Chandrayaan 2 on Friday. ISRO has posted five pictures of the Earth from different angles.
“Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:34 UT,” the ISRO tweeted.
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— ISRO (@isro) August 4, 2019
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
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— ISRO (@isro) August 4, 2019
Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:29 UT pic.twitter.com/IsdzQtfMRv
Chandrayaan 2 is India's second Moon mission. The first attempt to launch Chandrayaan 2 on July 15 was aborted after a technical snag was detected. It lifted off successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 2.43pm on July 22.
The Chandrayaan 2 was launched on board the GSLV MK-III, the most powerful rocket ISRO has developed.
India's first lunar mission, Chandrayaan 1, was launched in 2008. Chandrayaan 1 orbited the moon over 3,400 times and was operational till August 29, 2009.
The project cost of Chandrayaan 2 is estimated to be around Rs 978 crore.
The lander of Chandrayaan 2 is expected to reach the moon's surface by September 6-7.
