A picture of India’s celestial spacecraft on the surface of the Moon has been made public by the US space agency Nasa.
The Vikram lander is depicted as a small dot in the middle of the picture, with” its black darkness visible against the beautiful halo surrounding the vehicle.”
On August 23, Chandrayaan – 3’s rover made landfall close to the recently discovered north pole of the Moon.
Four days later, the picture was taken, according to Nasa, using the cameras on its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
When the Vikram lander, which was carrying the Pragyaan rover in its belly, touched down at a location that is about 600 km( 373 miles ) from the lunar south pole last month, India became the first nation to land close to the pole.
After the US, the former Soviet Union, and China, it likewise joined an elite group of nations to make a soft landing on the Moon.
According to the nation’s area research firm Isro, the spacecraft and vehicle” exceeded their mission objectives” after spending about 10 days on the lunar surface collecting data and images.
Once the solar power is exhausted and the battery is drained, they are in” sleep mode” and” will fall asleep next to each other ,” according to the statement.
Isro continued by expressing the hope that they would awaken” around 22 September” when the following solar day begins. To cost their batteries and operate, the spacecraft and wanderer need sunlight.
Isro claimed earlier this week that Vikram had carried out a” successful hop test” on the surface of the moon.
Isro stated that the Chandrayaan-3’s mission lander rose up by about 40 cm [ 16 inches ] and landed at a distance of 30 – 40 cm after being” commanded to fire its engines.”
This implies that the aircraft might be used in the future for mortal missions or to return samples to Earth.
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