International Astronomical Union approves Chandrayaan-3 landing site name Shiva Shakti

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’.

The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement following the success of the mission on August 26, 2023.

“IAU working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name station ‘Shiv Shakti’ for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander,” the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, which provides detailed information about planetary names by IAU said.