Top 10 facts you should know about Chandrayan - 3

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1. Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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2. It was launched on 14 July 2023 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.

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3. The mission's objective is to soft-land a lander on the lunar surface and deploy a rover.

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4. The lander is named Vikram, after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space research.

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5. the rover is named Pragyan, which means "wisdom" in Sanskrit.

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6. The mission will carry six payloads to study the lunar surface and atmosphere.

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7. The mission is expected to last for one lunar day, which is about 14 Earth days.

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8. Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2, which was launched in 2019.

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9. Chandrayaan-2's lander, Vikram, crash-landed on the lunar surface in September 2019.

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10. Chandrayaan-3 is a critical mission for ISRO, as it will help the agency to improve its soft-landing capabilities.

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