Chandrayaan-3 Mission Update: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released a video clip on Saturday showing the Pragyan rover moving around on the surface of the Moon. The space agency took to Twitter to share the part of the footage containing yet another proud moment for the country, days after the rover exited the spacecraft to begin exploring the surface of the south pole of Earth's natural satellite.

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Here's what the Pragyan rover looks like moving on the surface of the Moon: 

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The Prime Minister congratulated "each one of us" and "was "emotional about this historic event", ISRO Chairman S Somanath said.

"We are very happy to know the naming of the sites 'Tiranga' and 'Shiv Shakti'," he said. 

In an earlier update, on Thursday, the ISRO said that all systems were normal as the rover exited the spacecraft. The ISRO chief said the lander and the rover were in good condition, and both were "working very well" but the experiments were yet to start. "Rover mobility operations have commenced," he said.

On Wednesday, the ISRO successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the unexplored south pole of the Moon.    

Chandrayaan-3: What is Pragyan and what does it do?

The Pragyan rover, carried to the Moon surface within the Vikram lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, is fitted with two instruments to conduct element and chemical composition experiments, and a robotic path planning exercise for future exploration.

The rover is expected to remain functional for two weeks.

(With inputs from agencies)