Russia and India are vying to be the first to reach the satellite’s south pole as the United States prepares a crewed mission that is set to land in 2025
India is on a separate tectonic plate to the rest of Europe / Asia.
IMO, if you’re looking at continents purely from a geographic/geologic frame of mind, dividing them up based on what plate they are on makes the most sense. But, that would not take into account cultural/political/legal boundaries, all of which are probably more important day-to-day.
I mean, the Ural mountains are a pretty solid demarcation line, I agree it’s not as tidy as an ocean but still.
India is a separate subcontinent as well, but we don’t question that.
India is on a separate tectonic plate to the rest of Europe / Asia.
IMO, if you’re looking at continents purely from a geographic/geologic frame of mind, dividing them up based on what plate they are on makes the most sense. But, that would not take into account cultural/political/legal boundaries, all of which are probably more important day-to-day.
Look at a satellite view and tell me Urals separate continents but not the Himalayas, the Rockies or the Atlas.
You could argue the Atlas and Rockies are too close to the edge, so the land they separate is too small to be a continent