India has become the first country to land a spacecraft in the south pole of the moon. But what does this mean it terms of our understanding of its nature?
The Chandrayaan-3 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 for future moon missions.
The Chandrayaan-3 was expected to remain functional for two weeks, running a series of experiments including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.
Now that it has landed successfully, what has it found and how is this going to better our understanding of the moon?
