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ISRO releases first set of earth pictures captured by Chandrayaan-2

The mission comes 11 years after Isro successfully launched Chandrayaan-1 in, October 2008.

SNS | New Delhi | August 4, 2019 3:10 pm

ISRO releases first set of earth pictures captured by Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2 has sent first pictures of Earth as viewed in space. (Photo: Twitter/Isro)

The Indian Space Research Organisation released the first set of pictures of Earth on Sunday that was sent by Chandrayaan-2.

In a series of tweets, Isro shared the Earth’s pictures clicked by LI4 Camera of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander on August 3.

The pictures show the Earth in different hues.

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“Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 Camera on August 3, 2019, 17:34 UT,” Isro tweeted along with the pictures.

India’s second moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 put into earth orbit on July 22, is scheduled to reach the Moon by August 20, according to the Indian space agency.

While the spacecraft was launched last month, the landing is expected to happen on September 7.

The mission comes 11 years after Isro successfully launched Chandrayaan-1 in, October 2008.

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