Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Lander had a hard-landing, may be hiding in a shadow: NASA U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially said moon lander Vikram had a hard-landing and that its own orbiting spacecraft could not get clear pictures of Vikram’s crash site during its recent flyover.
Meanwhile, the Chandyraan-2 orbiter continues to be safe in its orbit around the Moon. Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said this week that the orbiter is performing very well and has begun its experiments.
"Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. The scene was captured from a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Quickmap fly-around of the targeted landing site image width is about 150 kilometres across the centre." (Image: NASA)
ot losing hope, the Indian Space Research Organisation continued to make all-out efforts to establish a link with Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' lander, now lying on the lunar surface after a hard-landing. Vikram, with rover 'Pragyan' housed inside it, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface, in the early hours of Saturday (September 7). In this photo, Vikram Lander is seen mounted on the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 at the launch centre in Sriharikota.
Meanwhile, the Chandyraan-2 orbiter continues to be safe in its orbit around the Moon. Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said this week that the orbiter is performing very well and has begun its experiments.
"Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. The scene was captured from a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) Quickmap fly-around of the targeted landing site image width is about 150 kilometres across the centre." (Image: NASA)
ot losing hope, the Indian Space Research Organisation continued to make all-out efforts to establish a link with Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' lander, now lying on the lunar surface after a hard-landing. Vikram, with rover 'Pragyan' housed inside it, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface, in the early hours of Saturday (September 7). In this photo, Vikram Lander is seen mounted on the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 at the launch centre in Sriharikota.
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