In the past few days, India’s lunar mission has accomplished many historic milestones. Like placing Indian tri color on the lunar surface by MIP (Moon Impactor Probe) on 14th November,it has also started sending pictures,its various scientific instruments are being sucessfully turned on, one after other.

It now has a operational TMC (Terrain Mapping Camera) and LLRI (Lunar LASER Ranging Instrument).

Here are the pics which Chandrayaan-I took recently:

Description of the pictures from ISRO site:

Image 1:
Moon as viewed by Chandrayaan-1
on 4 Nov. 2008
Distance ~ 311200 Km. from Moon

Image 2 & 3:
These two are close up pictures of the moon’s surface taken by Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on November 14, 2008 as it approached it after separating from Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. Please note that these pictures are reproduced as received.

Image 4:
This is the picture of moon’s surface taken from lunar orbit by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft’s Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on November 13, 2008. Taken over the equatorial region of the moon, the picture shows the uneven surface of the moon with numerous craters. On the lower left, part of the Torricelli crater is seen.

Image 5:
This is the picture of moon’s surface taken from lunar orbit by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft’s Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on November 15, 2008. Taken over the polar region of the moon, the picture shows many large and numerous small craters. The bright terrain on the lower left is the rim of 117 km wide Moretus crater.