ISRO recently unveiled the first set of photos taken by Chandrayaan-2, on its journey to the moon. The images were mostly of the Earth, as viewed from space. It was captured by the LI4 camera on Vikram, the lander.
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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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Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:37 UT pic.twitter.com/8N7c8CROjy
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Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:32 UT pic.twitter.com/KyqdCh5UHa
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is will land on the south pole of the moon by August 20. It performed its first Earth-raising Orbit manoeuvre on 24 July.
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Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:34 UT pic.twitter.com/1XKiFCsOsR
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Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019 17:29 UT pic.twitter.com/IsdzQtfMRv
Pretty magnificent, eh? Let’s hope all goes according to plan!