Chandrayaan 3 landing site on Moon to be known as Shiva Shakti point

Chandrayaan 3 landing site on Moon to be known as Shiva Shakti point: The landing site of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon will be known as ‘Shiv Shakti’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru on Saturday.  Another site on the Moon where the Chandrayaan 2 lander crash landed will be known as Tiranga Point. 

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He said that Shiva Shakti point will remind the world about Shiv which is devoting oneself to the welfare of mankind and Shakti that gives inherent strength to accomplish that will incline towards the good of mankind.

Describing the photographs of the moon lander, he said, “These are pictures of the never seen parts of the moon and this has been done by India. The entire world recognises India’s scientific spirit, technology and temperament.”