The laser beam was transmitted and reflected between the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and an Oreo-sized device on Vikram lander, opening the door to a new style of precisely locating targets on the Moon's surface
Chandrayaan-3 s Vikram lander now serving as Moon s South Pole location marker: The recent achievement of transmitting and reflecting a laser beam between ISRO s Vikram lander and NASA s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has significant implications for future space missions. This successful experiment opens up opportunities for accurately locating targets on the moon s surface.
NASA spacecraft, currently orbiting the Moon, sent laser beams to Vikram, and received reflected beams, thus verifying the possibility of a new way to precisely locate objects on the Moon