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After landing on the Moon's south pole region, Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander deployed the [[Pragyan (rover)|Pragyan rover]] to explore the cratered surface, using integrated cameras to send back videos of its environment, and started working on the research objectives planned for a two-week stay on the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monisha Ravisetti |date=2023-08-28 |title=India's Chandrayaan-3 takes the moon's temperature near lunar south pole for 1st time |url=https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-moon-temperature-lunar-south-pole-first-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829185045/https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-moon-temperature-lunar-south-pole-first-time |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> | After landing on the Moon's south pole region, Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander deployed the [[Pragyan (rover)|Pragyan rover]] to explore the cratered surface, using integrated cameras to send back videos of its environment, and started working on the research objectives planned for a two-week stay on the Moon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monisha Ravisetti |date=2023-08-28 |title=India's Chandrayaan-3 takes the moon's temperature near lunar south pole for 1st time |url=https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-moon-temperature-lunar-south-pole-first-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829185045/https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-moon-temperature-lunar-south-pole-first-time |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Chandrayana Pragyan rover print on moon surface.jpg|thumb|Illustrative image of Indian emblem and ISRO logo print left by Pragyan rover.]] | |||
The first video of the rover, posted on 25 August 2023, showed it leaving the Vikram lander on a ramp and driving onto the Moon’s surface. ISRO also shared video footage from the lander as it approached the landing site, kicking up dust as it touched down on the surface. ISRO wrote afterwards that the rover’s two scientific instruments had been turned on and that it had moved eight meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISRO – Chandrayaan-3 Mission – Rover rollout |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1694945669721776263 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830133017/https://twitter.com/isro/status/1694945669721776263 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref> | The first video of the rover, posted on 25 August 2023, showed it leaving the Vikram lander on a ramp and driving onto the Moon’s surface. ISRO also shared video footage from the lander as it approached the landing site, kicking up dust as it touched down on the surface. ISRO wrote afterwards that the rover’s two scientific instruments had been turned on and that it had moved eight meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISRO – Chandrayaan-3 Mission – Rover rollout |url=https://twitter.com/isro/status/1694945669721776263 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830133017/https://twitter.com/isro/status/1694945669721776263 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref> | ||