Tiranga Point Explained

The Tiranga Point is a location on the Moon near the lunar south pole where Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram crashed. The site was named on 26 August 2023 at the ISTRAC headquarters in Bengaluru.[1] It is located on the coordinates [2] and it lies between Manzinus C and Simpelius N craters.[3]

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi said, "The spot on the lunar surface where the Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints in 2019 will be known as 'Tiranga'. This will be an inspiration for every effort made by India. It will remind us any failure is not final."[4] The name Tiranga is derived from the Hindi words Tin and Ranga (originally from the Sanskrit words Tri and Ranga) which colloquially means the Tricolour of National Flag of India.[5]

See also

External links

Chandrayaan - 2 ISRO official site

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-08-25 . Modi in Bengaluru Live Updates: Touchdown point of Vikram lander will be known as ‘Shivshakti’, says PM . 2023-08-26 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. Web site: Mission homepage . Indian Space Research Organisation.
  3. Web site: 18 July 2019 . Chandrayan-2 Launch Rescheduled on 22 July 2019, AT 14:43 HRS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190830143959/http://isro.gov.in/update/18-jul-2019/chandrayaan-2-launch-rescheduled-22nd-july-2019-1443-hrs . 30 August 2019 . 18 July 2019 . Indian Space Research Organisation.
  4. Web site: 26 August 2023 . Tiranga and Shiv Shakti: India names two areas on Moon related to Chandrayaan missions . 27 August 2023 . ABP News . en.
  5. Web site: 26 August 2023 . Chandrayaan 3 touchdown spot named 'Shiv Shakti', 'Tiranga' for Chandrayaan 2 . 27 August 2023 . Hindustan Times . en.

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