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Statio Shiv Shakti- Landing site of Chandrayaan: 26 Mar 2024

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name 'Statio Shiv Shakti' for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander.

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About IAU:

Year of establishment

  • 1919

HQ

  • Paris 

About

  • A non governmental organization.
  • It involves professional astronomers,  active in professional research and education in astronomy.
  • it  assigns designations and names to celestial bodies (stars, planets, asteroids, etc.) and any surface features on them.

Objective

  • to promote astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation.

Why in news?

  • The International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Statio Shiv Shakti for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander.

Key Points:

  • These words from Indian mythology represent the masculine (“Shiva”) and feminine (“Shakti”) duality of nature.
  • This name aligns with IAU’s guidelines, which prohibit names with political, military, or religious significance.