what is so special about chandrayaan 3

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Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) . It is planned to consist of a lander and a rover similar to Chandrayaan-2, but without an orbiter. The mission is aimed at the lunar south pole, a region with water ice that could be a source of oxygen, fuel, and water. The lander for Chandrayaan-3 will have only four throttle-able engines, unlike Vikram on Chandrayaan-2 which had five 800 Newtons engines with a fifth one being centrally mounted with a fixed. The success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission marks a watershed moment, as it becomes the first spacecraft to land on the moons south pole. The significance of the discoveries made by the lunar lander and rover is still being decoded by scientists.