Tiranga Point Explained

The Tiranga Point is a location on the Moon near the lunar south pole where Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram crashed. The site was named on 26 August 2023 at the ISTRAC headquarters in Bengaluru.[1] It is located on the coordinates [2] and it lies between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters.[3]

Name

The name Tiranga is derived from the Hindi words Tin and Ranga (originally from the Sanskrit words Tri and Ranga) which colloquially means the Tricolour of National Flag of India.[4]

Announcement

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi said, "The spot on the lunar surface where the Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints in 2019 will be known as 'Tiranga'. This will be an inspiration for every effort made by India. It will remind us any failure is not final."[5]

See also

External links

Chandrayaan - 2 ISRO official site

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-08-25 . Modi in Bengaluru Live Updates: Touchdown point of Vikram lander will be known as ‘Shivshakti’, says PM . 2023-08-26 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. Web site: Mission homepage . Indian Space Research Organisation.
  3. Web site: 18 July 2019 . Chandrayan-2 Launch Rescheduled on 22 July 2019, AT 14:43 HRS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190830143959/http://isro.gov.in/update/18-jul-2019/chandrayaan-2-launch-rescheduled-22nd-july-2019-1443-hrs . 30 August 2019 . 18 July 2019 . Indian Space Research Organisation.
  4. Web site: 26 August 2023 . Chandrayaan 3 touchdown spot named 'Shiv Shakti', 'Tiranga' for Chandrayaan 2 . 27 August 2023 . Hindustan Times . en.
  5. Web site: 26 August 2023 . Tiranga and Shiv Shakti: India names two areas on Moon related to Chandrayaan missions . 27 August 2023 . ABP News . en.

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