what is the use of chandrayaan 3

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Chandrayaan-3 is a lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2. The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. The mission is aimed at the lunar south pole, a region with water ice, or frozen water, that could be a source of oxygen, fuel, and water. The spacecraft consists of a lander and a rover similar to Chandrayaan-2, but would not have an orbiter. Its propulsion module will behave like a communications relay satellite. The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration until the spacecraft is in a 100km lunar orbit. 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 spacecraft was launched on July 14, 2023, and is expected to land on the far side of the moon in the fourth week of August.