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"India is on the moon!"
“印度在月球上了！”
This was the moment the chief of the Indian Space Research Organization announced Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successful landing at the lunar south pole on Wednesday.
这是印度空间研究组织负责人本周三宣布“月船3号”飞船在月球南极成功着陆的时刻。
The mission is seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power -- days after a similar Russian lander crashed.
这次任务被认为对月球探索和印度作为航天大国的地位至关重要--而就在几天前，俄罗斯一艘类似的着陆器刚刚坠毁。
Scientists and officials clapped, cheered and hugged each other as the spacecraft touched down.
当“月船3号”飞船着陆时，现场的科学家和官员们鼓掌、欢呼并拥抱在了一起。
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waved the Indian flag as he watched the landing from the BRICS summit in South Africa, where he declared it "a victory cry of a new India."
在南非举行的金砖国家峰会上，印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪在观看飞船着陆时挥舞着印度国旗，称这是“新印度的胜利呐喊”。
This was India's second attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon.
这是印度第二次尝试将航天器降落在月球上。
In 2019, ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully deployed an orbiter but its lander crashed.
2019年，印度空间研究组织的“月船2号”任务成功部署了一颗轨道飞行器，但其着陆器坠毁。
Rough terrain makes a south pole landing difficult, and a first landing is historic.
崎岖的地形使得在月球南极着陆变得非常困难，而首次着陆是历史性的。
The region's ice could supply fuel, oxygen and drinking water for future missions.
该地区存在的冰可以为未来的任务提供燃料、氧气和饮用水。
The Chandrayaan-3 is now expected to remain functional for two weeks,
目前，“月船3号”预计将继续运行两周，
running a series of experiments including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.
进行一系列实验，包括对月球表面矿物成分的光谱仪分析。
