On August 23, 2023, the Vikram lander from the Chandrayaan-3 mission made headlines when it successfully touched down on the lunar surface. The entire globe praised ISRO for its efforts in carrying out the mission. The Pragyan rover successfully left the Vikram Lander following a successful landing, and it then explored the Moon. However, the impending lunar night at the start of September caused the 14-day expedition to be postponed. P Veeramuthuvel, project director, has now clarified the goals of the Chandrayaan-3 mission as well as one of its intriguing experiments, the Vikram Lander hop test. Learn what the ISRO director said.
Goals of the Chandrayaan-3 mission
According to Project Director P Veeramuthuvel, the Chandrayaan-3 mission has already achieved its goals, which included conducting research on the lunar surface for one lunar day (14 days on Earth). Following that, due to the approaching lunar night, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were put into sleep mode. Both might have perished at some point throughout this night because they lacked the necessary gear to endure the chilly, harsh conditions of the moon night. Scientists yet have some optimism. The Moon's temperature drops to between -150 and -200 degrees during the lunar night, making it difficult for the equipment to survive.
What was lacking that would have allowed the Pragyan rover and the Vikram lander to endure the cold and darkness? The director uttered, ""Since we lack nuclear resources, we solely relied on solar energy production.
Veeramuthuvel added that ISRO carried out all the pre-planned tasks, including functioning all the scientific equipment and deploying all the payloads for essential data collecting.
Hop Experiment by Vikram Lander
The Vikram lander hop experiment by ISRO was one of the most impressive experiments ever conducted. This miracle was accomplished despite being wholly unforeseen, it has now been revealed. Prior to the Chandrayaan-3 mission's launch, ISRO had not prepared for it. Therefore, it is accurate to say that the mission has already surpassed all expectations. Choosing a new landing site for the Moon lander required 24 hours of planning and strategy for the Vikram lander hop experiment.
The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover's odds of survival have now reduced with the sun on the Moon's south pole setting once more, and ISRO may never be able to contact them again. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was a historic triumph for ISRO, nevertheless, as it made a number of unexpected findings.
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