Explained: How ISRO is trying to reconnect with Vikram Lander, within a deadline | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: How ISRO is trying to reconnect with Vikram Lander, within a deadline | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Amitabh Sinha |Pune |Updated: September 11, 2019 2:24:49 pm

Explained: How ISRO is trying to reconnect with Vikram Lander, within a deadline

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 Moon landing mission: The nights on the Moon can be very cold, especially in the south polar region where Vikram is lying. Temperatures could drop to as low as -200°C. The instruments aboard the lander are not designed to withstand that kind of temperature.

Chandrayaan-2: In the meanwhile, Vikram has been located on the Moon’s surface through the orbiter module, which has also taken a thermal image of the lander.

It is over three days since the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 mission lost its communication link with the ground station. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said its efforts to restore the link have not been successful so far. In the meanwhile, Vikram has been located on the Moon’s surface through the orbiter module, which has also taken a thermal image of the lander. The condition of Vikram — whether it has been destroyed, or is still intact — is not yet known.