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Chandrayaan-3 : Vikram Lander and Pragyan Fell ASleep Forever, What To Expect Next

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India’s Chandrayaan-3, the mission to the moon’s south pole, a first of its sort, didn’t awaken once more. Chandryaan-3’s Vikram lander and Pragyan rover didn’t awaken during the lunar day, which rises to 14 Earth days.

The Chandrayaan-3 was intended to endure one Lunar day or 14 Earth days. The Chandrayaan-3 arrived close to Moon’s South pole on 23 August.

What happened to Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon?

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The Daylight started retreating from the lunar surface on 30 September. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) researchers had trusted they would have the option to restore Chandrayaan 3’s lander and meanderer when there was another daybreak.

The Pragyan wanderer had been placed to rest on 2 September, and the lander on 4 September. ISRO had said, “The meanderer finished its tasks. It is presently securely stopped and set into rest mode.

Batteries Of Rover Affected By Moon’s Temperature

ISRO on X: "Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 🇮🇳Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon 🌖on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 Hrs. IST. Thanks for the wishes and positivity! Let's continue experiencing the journey

It is being perceived that the batteries of Pragyan Wanderer were impacted by Moon’s outrageous temperatures. As indicated by already information, the moon’s shafts drop to anyplace between less 180 degrees Celsius to less 253 degrees Celsius. Further, there was absolute darkness on the moon, owing to which the solar panels of Chandrayaan 3 were also rendered useless.

Will Chandrayaan 3 forever stay on the Moon?

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ISRO had said before that assuming that the Pragyan, Vikram team of Chandrayaan-3 doesn’t awaken, “it will everlastingly remain there as India’s lunar envoy.” Vikram and Pragyan are not intended to get back to Earth.

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