Mashable: The soft landing on the Moon will be attempted on August 23

The Indian spacecraft Chandryaan-3 has sent new photographs of the lunar far side of the Moon ahead of its much-anticipated landing attempt.

India’s lander module will try to touch down softly on the Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

On Monday, August 21, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared images of the dark side of the Moon on X, formerly Twitter.

Sharing the images on social media, ISRO confirmed the images were of a “lunar far side area” that was captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera. The organisation revealed that the camera “assists in locating a safe landing area” without boulders or deep trenches and is developed by ISRO at SAC (Space Applications Centre).

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

Here are the images of
Lunar far side area
captured by the
Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC).

This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area -- without boulders or deep trenches -- during the descent is developed by ISRO… pic.twitter.com/rwWhrNFhHB

— ISRO (@isro) August 21, 2023
The Chandryaan-3 mission which includes the Vikram landing module has been getting closer to the surface of the Moon each day.

India launched the Chandryaan-3 mission on July 14, 2023. The spacecraft performed maneuvers to prepare for a soft landing on the south pole of the moon at 4.34 pm UAE time.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 Hrs. IST.

Thanks for the wishes and positivity!

Let’s continue experiencing the journey together
as the action unfolds LIVE at:
ISRO Website https://t.co/osrHMk7MZL
YouTube… pic.twitter.com/zyu1sdVpoE

— ISRO (@isro) August 20, 2023
India will become the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat following the success of the United States, Russia, and China. However, the Asian nation will be the only country in the world to attempt a landing on the lunar South Pole.