Chandrayaan-3: How the third lunar mission is different from Chandrayaan-2

What was different in Chandrayaan-3 mission that made possible the biggest achievement for ISRO. Know how the third lunar mission is different from Chandrayaan-2.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission was developed from the learnings of previous lunar missions which had some faults.

The most significant achievement of the Chandrayaan-3 mission was to land on the lunar South Pole. However, the Chandrayaan-2 mission had crashed during the landing attempt.

The landing sites for the missions were different. The Chandrayaan-2 crashed on the Moon's near side, while Chandrayaan-3 will land on the Moon's South Pole. 

Chandrayaan-3 mission has a new addition with a payload called the Spectro-polarimetry of Habitable Planet Earth (SHAPE).

The crash landing of the Chandrayaan-2 mission occurred due to greater thrust which was something that was duly taken care during the third mission while landing the Vikram lander.

The Chandrayaan-3 lander was designed for safe landing even if some systems fail during the progression of landing.

The launch vehicle for both missions was similar however, few modifications were made in the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

As we learn from our shortcomings, ISRO did the same and made the dream of billions of Indians come true by conducting a successful lunar mission.

Now, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover are sleeping on the lunar surface and ISRO is still hoping theu would wake up.

The awakening of the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover would start a new phase for the Chandrayaan-3 mission, but it depends on their revival.