Isro releases image of Chandrayaan-3 lander taken by Chandrayaan-2's orbiter

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday dropped another image of the Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram and the interesting part is that the picture was taken by an instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. The image was clicked on September 6 with the help of a Dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter.

“Here is an image of the Chandrayaan-3 Lander taken by the Dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on September 6, 2023," the Indian space agency shared on microblogging platform X.

Explaining details of this high-end instrument, responsible for this new image, ISRO stated, “SAR instrument transmits microwaves in a given frequency band and receives the same, scattered from the surface. Being a radar, it can image even without solar illumination. It can provide both the distance and physical characteristics of the target features. Hence, SAR is utilized for remote sensing of the Earth and other celestial bodies."