India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole.
This is a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, a technological triumph for the world's most populous nation.
A lander with a rover inside touched down on the lunar surface at 6:04 p.m. local time last evening, sparking celebrations around the country, including from space scientists watching in the city of Bengaluru.
After a failed attempt nearly four years ago, joins the United States, the Soviet Union and China in achieving a moon landing.