Chandrayaan-3 lander landed on oldest crater, shows study
The Morning Standard|October 02, 2024
A study conducted by scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) and the Indian Science Research Organisation (ISRO) says that Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Lunar Mission, landed within a buried impact crater that is around 160km in size and 4.4km deep.
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Chandrayaan-3 lander landed on oldest crater, shows study

This is said to be older than the South Pole Atkin basin. A press release issued by ISRO on Tuesday said, "This buried crater is one of the oldest craters on the Moon and the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander and Pragyan rover landed and roved within this buried crater, which is hosting the SPA basin ejecta material and some of the most deeply excavated material on the Moon."

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