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Tereza Pultarova

See 1st photos of the moon's south pole by India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander

the gray surface of the moon can be seen beside the leg of a lunar lander

The first images from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission taken after the probe's historic moon touchdown reveal a pockmarked surface near the lunar south pole.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared the images on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday (Aug. 23), about four hours after the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft completed its smooth descent. 

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