To commemorate its arrival into lunar orbit on Saturday, the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft has delivered ISRO its first photographs of the moon.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has finally made the photographs public.
The pictures reveal that as the spacecraft gets closer, craters on the moon's surface become larger.
After the United States, the Soviet Union, and China, India was the fourth nation to make a gentle and successful moon landing.
India will be the first nation to successfully land on the Moon's South Pole, though, if the endeavour is successful.
The spacecraft was launched into lunar orbit last Tuesday after spending roughly 10 days orbiting the Earth.
It has now been put into lunar orbit successfully. On August 23, the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft's lander and rover are planned to touch down on the lunar surface.
The South Pole will be explored by Chandrayaan 3.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which will investigate the Moon's South Pole, was successfully launched lastnFriday.
Chandrayaan 3 successfully launched the spacecraft into Earth orbit after travelling the intended 179 miles. After lift-off, the spacecraft travelled 41,603 km x 226 km to reach the second orbit.
It started to move in a circular orbit around the planet. and gradually rose, after which it began to move in the direction of the moon.
The Chandrayaan 3 steadily grew farther and farther away from Earth as it travelled in an elliptical orbit.
Every time the rocket approaches Earth in orbit, it must continue to burn and launch. Afterward, the spaceship, which had been held, was pushed from there.
The journey to the moon got off to a good start.
On July 14, at 2:35 p.m., the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft was launched aboard an LVM3 M4 rocket, beginning the largest project in Indian Space Research Centre's history.
Chandrayaan 3 was launched in Sriharikota in front of a sizable crowd.
As the rocket lifted off, people clapped their hands to show their happiness.
As he spoke, ISRO Chairman Somnath commended the whole ISRO team for their work on the Chandrayaan project.
The LVM 3-M4 rocket has placed the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft in a precise orbit, continued Somnath.
Chandrayaan 3 successfully started its mission to the Moon after the LVM 3-M4 rocket's three stages were successfully separated.
A key participant in the Chandrayaan3 project who is Tamil:
Weeramuthuvel stated that the spacecraft was perfectly directed in a very exact orbital course following the successful launch of Chandrayaan 3.
He added that the spacecraft is in good condition. Our trip to the moon has officially started, he declared.
He stated that from ISRO's Bengaluru Observatory, the spacecraft would be closely watched and managed.
"The project's critical phases will now be discussed. We are excitedly anticipating the spacecraft's lunar landing, the man remarked.
What makes the Chandrayaan 3 project unique?
The Chandrayaan project's primary goal, according to Sivan, was to demonstrate this technology, he told BBC Tamil. This is a very new technology, he continued. The technology we had when we founded ISRO was pretty primitive.
But today we have many new technology. The development and use of technology that can land on the moon is the primary goal of the Chandrayaan mission, he stated. Chandrayaan-3 is made up of two primary parts. The carrying unit that maintains the lunar orbit of the lander and rover is one component.
The integrated module is another element that is used to securely place the lander and rover module on the lunar surface. It will disengage, and the lander module will land.
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