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Watch India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission attempt a soft lunar landing.

India could make history today — if the Vikram lander successfully lands (this time), it’ll be the first nation to ever reach the Moon’s south pole, a little-explored region believed to contain water ice. Russia’s Luna-25 mission crashed just days ago attempting to reach the same location.

The lander is expected to touch down at 8.34AM ET.

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