The soft-landing process of Chandrayaan-3

→ While it is tough to bridge the gap between Earth and the moon, the problems do not stop there.

→ The 15-minute soft landing process, which requires the lander to fire its engines at precisely the appropriate times and altitudes, burn precisely the proper amount of fuel, do precise scans of the lunar surface's hills and craters, and eventually touch down, is referred to as "15 minutes of terror" by the ISRO Chief.

→ Since the entire procedure is autonomous, the ISRO is limited in its ability to direct the lander from Earth.

→ The lander moves away from the propulsion unit and goes into an orbit between 100 km and 30 km above the moon's surface.

→ Next, the lander uses its engines to start descending toward the moon's surface when it is about 30 miles above it.

→ During this descent, the lander slows down using its engines to make sure it lands gently.

→ lander turns itself 90 degrees for a safe landing while the thrusters strive to prevent a collision.

→ The lander would scan the ground for obstructions at a height of around 100 meters.

→ It would start a gradual fall and fire its thrusters until it touched down if there are no obstructions.

→ This is not a simple process, though.

→ A lunar module must slow down after reaching sonic speeds of more than 6,000 km/h. Simply applying the brakes won't do.

→ Even if speed reduction is achieved, lunar dust remains a problem.

→ The lander's thrusters accelerate the removal of lunar dust as it touches down.

→ This can obstruct the camera lens and result in inaccurate results.