Lunar missions of 2023: Several nations aimed for the Moon, including India's Chandrayaan

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Russia's Luna-25 first moon mission in 47 years crashed on the moon's surface.

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Luna-25: Russia's first lunar probe in 47 years comes to an end

Race to the moon: Russia's lunar mission comes to a crashing end

Race to the moon: Russia's lunar mission come to a crashing end

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the lunar surface around August 23 after completing a 40-day journey. On the other hand, Luna-25 is expected to land on the moon around August 21, two days ahead of Chandrayaan-3. However, both missions will attempt to land on the lunar south pole.

Chandrayaan-3: What is expected to happen next? When & Why ISRO's previous mission failed?

Russia is launching its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be the first power to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon which may hold significant deposits of water ice. The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India which sent up its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month.

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