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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 July 19   
      A rocket is seen after lift-off with a long smoke plume. The rocket is   
       captured against a blue sky and has gone through a cloud deck. In the   
       foreground is an empty tan-colored field. Please see the explanation   
                          for more detailed information.   
      
                        Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon   
               Image Credit & Copyright: Sruthi Suresh (Space Group)   
      
      Explanation: Birds don't fly this high. Airplanes don't go this fast.   
      The Statue of Liberty weighs less. No species other than human can even   
      comprehend what is going on, nor could any human just a millennium ago.   
      The launch of a rocket bound for space is an event that inspires awe   
      and challenges description. Pictured here last week, the Indian Space   
      Research Organization's LVM3 rocket blasted off from the Satish Dhawan   
      Space Centre on Sriharikota Island, India. From a standing start, the   
      600,000+ kilogram rocket ship lifted the massive Chandrayaan-3 off the   
      Earth. The Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to reach the Moon in late   
      August and land a robotic rover near the lunar South Pole. Rockets   
      bound for space are now launched from somewhere on Earth every few   
      days.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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