India s space research organization is already sharing stunning photos from the mission including a close-up of the moon s dusty gray terrain. and vedika sud is joining us live from new delhi. this is a huge moment for the country and potentially a moment of significant scientific breakthrough. because one of the reasons of the mission is to scout unexplored areas of the moon and see if there is possibility for human habitation. reporter: absolutely. and i ll get to that in a moment, but as india reaches for the moon today, scientists and engineers at the indian space agency will need nerves of steel. let s start with images they have tweeted out about an hour ago. these are the men who have been working day and night to get the spacecraft closest to the moon
. india has done it. it has become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon after the u.s. and china and the former soviet union. moments ago, and we are talking a couple of minutes, the chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on the lunar south pole. look the celebration here. indiana s space research organization is already sharing stunning photos from the mission. and look at these pictures of the approach. it s a rare close-up of the moon s kind of dusty gray terrain. this mission comes as space programs around the world are racing to get to the moon. this weekend russia failed to land a spacecraft on the moon. nasa announced multiple crude lunar missions, including plans to have the first woman and perp of color on the surface. indiana landed on the south pole. experts believe there could be ice, mineral deposits, valuable elements there. live in new delhi with more. i can only imagine how excited