India prepares for ambitious landing on Moon’s South Pole
印度准备将探测器送至月球南极
Chandrayaan-3 mission offers potential geopolitical boost to Narendra Modi after Russian crash
在俄罗斯探索月球南极任务失败之后，“月船3号”如果成功，在地缘政治方面对印度总理莫迪将是一次提振。
India is set to attempt landing an uncrewed probe on the Moon’s unexplored South Pole on Wednesday, a mission that if successful would cement the country’s place as an international power in space exploration.
周三，印度将尝试将一辆无人探测器降落在尚未被探索的月球南极。这项任务如果成功，将奠定印度作为太空探索大国的地位。
The $75mn Chandrayaan-3 mission, which launched last month, is due to make a controlled landing in the evening India time. If it succeeds, India will become the fourth country to land a craft on the Moon, after the US, China and Soviet Union, and the first to reach its South Pole.
耗资7500万美元、于上月发射的的“月船3号”(Chandrayaan-3)将在印度时间晚间进行受控着陆。如果成功，印度将成为继美国、苏联和中国之后第四个在月球上降落飞船的国家，而且将成为首个将探测器送至月球南极的国家。
The high-profile mission comes days after a Russian attempt to land on the Moon — its first since 1976 under the Soviet Union — ended in failure. The uncrewed Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the lunar surface on Sunday.
这项备受瞩目的登月任务之前几天，俄罗斯的一次登月尝试以失败告终——这是其自1976年（苏联时期）登月以来的首次尝试。俄罗斯的“月球-25号”(Luna-25)无人宇宙飞船上周日失控，坠毁在月球表面。
