Shiv Shakti Point is the landing site of Chandrayaan-3, the third lunar mission of ISRO. The mission's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan landed 600 km from the south pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023.
Chandrayaan-3 lander on Shiva Shakti Point; photographed by Pragyan rover
The landing point of Chandrayaan-3 is named after the Hindu deities Shiva and Shakti
The Chandrayaan programme is an ongoing series of outer space missions by ISRO for the exploration of the Moon. The program incorporates a lunar orbiter, an impactor, a lunar lander and a rover spacec
Statio Shiv Shakti
…came. It is a different matter. This underlying principle is known as 'shakti' and we do not have to attribute religious motives to it" he concluded. Chandrayaan programme Jawahar Point…
Moon Impact Probe being integrated with Chandrayaan-1.
Artificial craters created by ISRO in Doddallurathi, Challakere, Karnataka to mimic lunar surface.
Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 being hoisted
Chandrayaan-1 orbiter undergoing pre-launch tests