Top Chinese scientist claims India’s Chandrayaan-3 has not landed on Moon’s south pole

A top Chinese scientist has claimed that India’s Chandrayaan-3, the country’s lunar mission, didn’t land on the Moon’s south pole, disputing New Delhi’s historic achievement.

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The comments were made on Wednesday by Chinese cosmochemist Ouyang Ziyuan —who was the chief scientist of China’s first lunar mission.

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