India’s Chandrayaan 3 has reached its last stop, and the country is praying for a soft landing. On the other hand, Russia’s space agency reported on Sunday that the soft landing of Luna 25 could not be done. The most important stage of Mission Moon is the last stage.
Soft landing on the lunar surface is important, and it is also the most complex process in itself. This is because as flat as the moon looks from the Earth, it is not in reality. The craters present on the moon are very deep, and there are many pits inside these deep pits. A soft landing here would have been very difficult in such a situation. Let us understand why landing on the moon is important and what is a soft landing.
How Russia’s Luna 25 Crashed
Russia wanted to land its Luna 25 spacecraft on the moon’s south pole. Russia started this ambitious mission during the Ukraine war to show its strength in space, but its hopes have been dashed. Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft crashed on the surface of the moon.
Giving information about this, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said that on August 19, Luna 25 was moving to make a pre-landing elliptical orbit. He lost contact with us at 14.57 local time from Moscow. Earlier, even Chandrayaan 2 of India could not do the soft landing.
How Soft Landing Happens On The Surface Of The Moon
ISRO’s senior scientist told on a media channel that when the lander separates from the propulsion module, it gradually moves closer to the moon’s surface. This last time is most important for any country sending its spacecraft to the moon.
After separating the lander from the propulsion module, it starts going down. During this, the lander’s speed has to be reduced by three meters per second. In the same year, Japan’s Hukuto-R lander crashed. The reason for the lander crash was a wrong calculation. Soft landing means when the lander touches the moon’s surface without any hindrance and remains in contact with the control room.
Why Is Soft Landing Difficult On The Moon
Soft landing on the moon is tough, especially at its south pole. Many countries have failed so far. India’s Chandrayaan 3 will also land on the South Pole only. Many big and deep pits are on the south pole and the whole moon.
Apart from this, there are many deep pits in these pits present on the surface of the moon. For a soft landing on the moon, it is necessary to simultaneously run several important initiatives with precision. If even one of these is missed, the entire mission will fail. Landing for a soft landing includes pinpoint navigation guidance, precise flight dynamics, knowledge of a flat area, thruster activation at the right time and thruster speed reduction at the right time.
The Whole Country Is Eyeing Chandrayaan 3.
The whole country is praying for the success of India’s ambitious mission Chandrayaan 3. If everything goes according to plan, the landing of Chandrayaan 3 will be on the moon’s south pole. India will create history with this and become the first country to reach the South Pole. Russia’s Luna 25 was also about to land on the South Pole but has now crashed and is out of the race. Not only India but the eyes of the whole world are focused on the success of Chandrayaan 3.
