ISRO releases photos of Moon craters clicked by Chandrayaan-2

(Source: ISRO)

The Mitra crater, photographed by Chandrayaan-2, was named after Professor Sisir Kumar Mitra, an Indian physicist and a Padma Bhushan recipient who was known for his pioneering work in the field of ionosphere and Radiophysics, the space agency told.

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It also clicked photographs of the Lunar north polar region, showing craters such as Plaskett, Rozhdestvenskiy and Hermite–one of the coldest spots in the solar system, ISRO said.

The Mitra crater, photographed by Chandrayaan 2, was named after Professor Sisir Kumar Mitra, an Indian physicist and Padma Bhushan recipient. (Source: ISRO)

Earlier this week, ISRO released the first image of the Moon captured by the spacecraft, which moved into a lower orbit around the Moon on Wednesday. The space agency has said the spacecraft has been functioning normally.

The North Polar region of the Moon clicked from an altitude of 4,375 km. (Source: ISRO)

Chandrayaan-2 will take up the crucial process of attempting a soft landing of its lander ‘Vikram’ in the early hours of September 7.

“It is expected to make a soft landing (on the surface of the moon) at around 1.40 am and completed by 1.55 am. At the global level, this is an important mission. It is being keenly watched by everyone,” space agency chief K Sivan had said earlier. Chandrayaan-2 is India’s first attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon.