Chandrayaan-3: The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover are in “sleep mode”, ISRO said on August 30 with an image of the lander. 'Awakening' is expected around September 22 as the sun rises and the solar batteries can recharge and continue their exploration of the lunar surface.
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On September 6, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon’s surface.
Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University
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A combination of photos of the Moon shared by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as it were taken by the Lander Imager Camera-1 shortly after the separation from the propulsion module on Friday, August 18.
Image Credit: ANI
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On August 23, India took a giant leap as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat and bringing to an end the disappointment over the crash landing of the Chandrayaan-2, four years ago.
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After having landed, the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover performed different set of tasks on the lunar surface, including finding the presence of sulphur and other minor elements, recording relative temperature, and listening to movements around it.
Image Credit: ISRO/AFP
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