Statio Shiv Shakti

Shiv Shakti Point is the landing site of Chandrayaan-3, the third lunar mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The mission's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan landed 600 km from the south pole of the Moon on 23 August 2023.

[note 1] Statio Shiv Shakti is located at the coordinates 69°22′23″S 32°19′08″E / 69.373°S 32.319°E / -69.373; 32.319[8][9] and lies between the lunar craters Manzinus C and Simpelius N.[10] It has been proposed that the upcoming sample-return mission Chandrayaan-4 also land near the point.

[15][16] On 19 March 2024, the International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Statio Shiv Shakti for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander.

[20] However the government countered the criticisms by stating that the hard landing site of Chandrayaan-1 was named after India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

The landing point of Chandrayaan-3 is named after the Hindu deities Shiva & Shakti