India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Captures Close-Up Photos of Moon and Prepares for Landing

India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has captured close-up photos of the moon as it prepares for its historic landing attempt near the lunar south pole on August 23 or 24. The probe, which entered lunar orbit on August 5, has been taking images of the lunar surface, including craters, as part of its reconnaissance work. If successful, Chandrayaan-3 will be India's first-ever successful lunar landing and the first soft-landing near the lunar south pole, a region believed to have water ice that could support human settlement.