IAU approves ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ as name for Chandrayaan-3

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Statio Shiv Shakti The International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Statio Shiv Shakti

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