Five orbiters and one rover are currently active on the moon. Overall, countries have made 47 attempts at soft landing on the moon of which only 20 have been successful. Chandrayaan-3 aims to land a rover on lunar south pole
Graphic: Ajit Bajaj / CSE
This was first published in the 1-15 August, 2023 edition of Down To Earth
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