It was not rocket science, says Chennai techie who spotted Vikram Lander’s debris
5 years, 1 month ago

It was not rocket science, says Chennai techie who spotted Vikram Lander’s debris

The Hindu  

The modest two-bedroom apartment of Shanmuga Subramanian, a 33-year-old techie in Chennai, was choc-a-bloc on Tuesday morning, packed with journalists eager to speak to him about his ‘clue’ that led to the discovery of the Vikram Lander’s debris on the moon. See the first mosaic of the impact site https://t.co/GA3JspCNuhpic.twitter.com/jaW5a63sAf — NASA December 2, 2019 Though he was reading up and following updates on the mission from space scientists and enthusiasts across the globe, his curiosity peaked when NASA released images from its Lunar Renaissance Orbiter that flew over the area of Vikram Lander’s landing. Over the next three to four days, Shan spent 7 to 8 hours a day comparing this image with images taken by LRO of the same area before Vikram Lander had crashed. Here is the before/after ratio of the impact: pic.twitter.com/xo3a2hjLCp — The Hindu December 3, 2019 “While I was initially not sure where to look, later I found the intended landing site of Vikram Lander and started looking in the adjacent squares for differences,” he said. “If ISRO also makes images public like that of NASA, it will help more aficionados like me to be involved in, and possibly contribute to the research in some small way,” he said.

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Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander displaced about 2.06 tonnes of lunar soil as it landed on Moon
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander displaced about 2.06 tonnes of lunar soil as it landed on Moon

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday revealed that the Vikram lander displaced almost 2.06 tonnes of "lunar epiregolith" as it touched the surface of the Moon. "We compared the pre- and post-landing high-resolution panchromatic imagery from Orbiter High-Resolution Camera of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, acquired hours before and after the landing event and characterised this ‘ejecta halo’, which appears as …

NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon

The Hindu  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module landing site on the surface of the Moon, and captured its picture. The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon. The US Space agency added that the LRO is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, …

US astrophotographer captures ‘detailed’ pic of moon's south pole where Chandrayaan-3 landed
1 year, 4 months ago

US astrophotographer captures ‘detailed’ pic of moon's south pole where Chandrayaan-3 landed

Hindustan Times  

US astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has claimed to capture the southern region of the Moon, where Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander made a soft landing on Wednesday. Read here: Chandrayaan-3: ISRO shares video of Pragyan rover roaming around ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point While sharing the detailed image on X, McCarthy said, “I captured a photo of the southernmost portion of the moon tonight. …

ISRO deletes post on ‘Vikram’ lander clicked by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO deletes post on ‘Vikram’ lander clicked by Chandrayaan-2 orbiter

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3 lander was spotted on the Moon by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter using its high-resolution camera, Isro said on Friday while sharing the photographs on social media. Chandrayaan 3: Vikram lander spotted near Moon's south pole. Hours after the ‘Vikram’ lander of the Chandrayaan 3 mission successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface, the orbiter of Isro's previous …

'By George, we did it!': How Vikram Sarabhai would've reacted to Chandrayaan-3
1 year, 4 months ago

'By George, we did it!': How Vikram Sarabhai would've reacted to Chandrayaan-3

India Today  

“By George, we did it, he would have said”, says Mallika Sarabhai, fondly recalling how her father Vikram Sarabhai, the architect of space research in India, would react after an achievement. Inspired by the visionary scientist Vikram Sarabhai, the Indian Space Research Organisation had indeed named the moon lander Vikram after him as confidence and conviction that a country battling …

NASA chief applauds India as Chandrayaan-3 scripts history with successful lunar landing
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA chief applauds India as Chandrayaan-3 scripts history with successful lunar landing

Firstpost  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Wednesday congratulated India and by extension its space agency–ISRO after the country’s Chandrayaan-3 moon mission successfully completed a historic touchdown on the lunar surface. “Congratulations @ISRO on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! Congratulations @isro on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, India …

Chandrayaan-3: Why is the Lander Named Vikram and Rover Called Pragyan
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Why is the Lander Named Vikram and Rover Called Pragyan

News 18  

ISRO’s ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully made a touchdown on the Moon surface on Wednesday after a 40-day long journey. The Landing Module of the lunar craft consists of the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover, which are loaded with payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface. All About the lander and the rover According to ISRO’s website, the …

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander sends first image of Moon after successful landing
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander sends first image of Moon after successful landing

India TV News  

After making the successful landing, Vikran Lander sent the first image from the Moon on Wednesday evening. India scripts history In a giant leap for its space programme, India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm on Wednesday. PM Modi calls ISRO chief Minutes after the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

ISRO releases fresh images of Chandrayaan-3 lander scouting for landing site
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO releases fresh images of Chandrayaan-3 lander scouting for landing site

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation released images on Monday of the Vikram lander scouting for a landing site on the Moon. The images were taken by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera, which helps the lander to identify safe landing areas without boulders or deep trenches. This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area -- without boulders …

Chandrayaan-3 Highlights: Vikram Lander scheduled to make soft landing at 6.04 pm on 23 August
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Highlights: Vikram Lander scheduled to make soft landing at 6.04 pm on 23 August

Live Mint  

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE Updates: Indian spacecraft has reached closer to the Moon and is all set to soft-land on the lunar surface by August 23, Wednesday. Chandrayaan-3 to be first spacecraft to soft land on Moon's south pole If Chandrayaan-3 successfully makes a soft landing on the Moon's south pole region then India it will be a historic moment for India. …

Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander unveils first videos of moon after deboosting
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander unveils first videos of moon after deboosting

Live Mint  

Indian Space Research Organisation on 18 August released the first images of Vikram Lander's first deboosting saying the Lander Module health is normal. It also unveiled videos recorded by Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander, filmed by the Lander Position Detection Camera on August 15, providing a clear view of Moon craters. LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit …

Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander clicks Earth with Moon in background, ISRO shares video
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander clicks Earth with Moon in background, ISRO shares video

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation unveiled videos recorded by Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander on Friday. Earth as seen by Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander orbiting around the moon. In the first video, recorded on Indian Independence Day, the moon's dark side is seen in where the lander will attempt a soft touchdown on August 23. Inclinometer & Touchdown sensors Luna-25 also …

Ray of Hope? Chennai Techie Claims Chandrayaan 2 Rover Pragyan is Intact, ISRO Says Probing Images
4 years, 5 months ago

Ray of Hope? Chennai Techie Claims Chandrayaan 2 Rover Pragyan is Intact, ISRO Says Probing Images

News 18  

Space enthusiast and techie Shanmuga Subramanian has claimed that rover Pragyan of Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s moon mission, is intact on the lunar surface and had rolled out a few metres from the lander. In a series of tweets along with the pictures of the moon surface, Subramanian said, "Chandrayaan-2's Pragyan "ROVER" intact on Moon's surface and has …

Exclusive| Chennai techie tracks movement of Chandrayaan-2's Pragyan rover, awaits ISRO's response
4 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive| Chennai techie tracks movement of Chandrayaan-2's Pragyan rover, awaits ISRO's response

India Today  

Remember the Chennai based techie who in December 2019, helped spot the debris of the Vikram lander? "Chandrayaan2's Pragyan "ROVER" intact on Moon's surface and has rolled out few metres from the skeleton Vikram lander whose payloads got disintegrated due to rough landing," Subramanian said on Twitter. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Subramanian said, "We found out that …

Finding Vikram
5 years, 1 month ago

Finding Vikram

Deccan Chronicle  

In September this year, when the Indian Space Research Organisation lost contact with the Vikram lander around 2.1 kilometres over the lunar surface, it was perceived as a setback to India’s maiden attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon. But as the year draws to an end, 33-year-old techie and a self-professed space nerd Shanmuga Subramanian from Chennai has …

ISRO chief rejects NASA claim on Chandrayaan 2, says our own orbiter had located Vikram Lander
5 years, 1 month ago

ISRO chief rejects NASA claim on Chandrayaan 2, says our own orbiter had located Vikram Lander

India TV News  

Rejecting NASA's claims of locating the debris of the crashed Vikram Lander on the lunar surface, ISRO chief K Sivan said the Indian Space Research Organisation had located it long back. "Our own orbiter had located Vikram Lander, we had already declared that on our website, you can go back and see," ISRO chief said. On Tuesday, NASA had released …

Shanmuga Subramanian’s the man! Blogger, coder, photographer, nerd who found Vikram
5 years, 1 month ago

Shanmuga Subramanian’s the man! Blogger, coder, photographer, nerd who found Vikram

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: On Twitter, Shan@Ramanean added a new attribute to his profile on Tuesday: I found Vikram lander! Of course, I have developed tools and Apps for many other applications, and write on these issues on two of my websites,” he told this newspaper, adding “DM if you have more questions.” Eighty seven days after Chandrayaan-2’s lander ‘Vikram’ crashed while drifting …

Chennai techie Shanmuga Subramanian helps NASA locate Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander, Anand Mahindra tweets about him
5 years, 1 month ago

Chennai techie Shanmuga Subramanian helps NASA locate Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander, Anand Mahindra tweets about him

Hindustan Times  

Shanmuga Subramanian, an engineer hailing from Chennai, has sparked Twitter chatter and for all the right reasons. This mechanical engineer and an app developer helped National Aeronautics and Space Administration to locate Vikram lander of India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2. There were also some who wrote about Shanmuga Subramanian’s achievement, including business tycoon Anand Mahindra. Here’s how people reacted to …

How Chennai's Shanmuga Subramanian helped NASA locate Vikram Lander
5 years, 1 month ago

How Chennai's Shanmuga Subramanian helped NASA locate Vikram Lander

India TV News  

NASA has found the debris of the Vikram moon lander and had also mentioned about an 'Indian space enthusiast' who examined pictures of the area of the moon taken by a US orbiting camera. The first mosaic image of the likely crash site made from pictures taken by the LROC on September 17 was downloaded by several people to look …

Nasa finds Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram with help of Indian engineer
5 years, 1 month ago

Nasa finds Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram with help of Indian engineer

Hindustan Times  

Almost three months after Chandrayaan 2—India’s second mission to moon— went awry in the last 2.1km of its journey, US space agency Nasa has located the lander with the help of observation made by an Indian engineer. This image released by NASA shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field. “S” indicates debris identified by Shanmuga Subramanian,” said …

NASA credits Indian engineer for finding first crash piece of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA credits Indian engineer for finding first crash piece of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander

The Hindu  

Images of the lunar surface just released by NASA confirm that the Indian lunar lander Vikram broke into pieces on crashlanding on September 7. The U.S. space agency also credited Indian engineer Shanmuga Subramanian with first finding the debris from the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lander. While the first two visits could not give clear images because of darkness on moon and …

‘I found Vikram lander’: Chennai techie finds debris on Moon, Nasa confirms
5 years, 1 month ago

‘I found Vikram lander’: Chennai techie finds debris on Moon, Nasa confirms

Hindustan Times  

Premier US space agency Nasa announced on Monday it had found the Chandrayaan-2 moon lander Vikram not far from where it was supposed to land in September, based on a tip from an Indian engineer and blogger. The techie looked for it on the images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbital Camera that the US space agency had released to the …

NASA spots Vikram Lander's crash site on moon, takes photos of debris
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA spots Vikram Lander's crash site on moon, takes photos of debris

India TV News  

In a new development to the Chandrayaan-2, the crash site and debris of Vikram moon lander have been found by NASA, following a tip from an Indian space enthusiast who examined pictures of the area of the moon taken by a US orbiting camera. The first mosaic image of the likely crash site made from pictures taken by the LROC …

Amateur astronomer discovers collision site of Indian lunar lander that crashed into the Moon
5 years, 1 month ago

Amateur astronomer discovers collision site of Indian lunar lander that crashed into the Moon

ABC  

The remains of India's doomed lunar explorer have been located, with NASA images showing debris scattered on the face of the Moon. Key points: Shanmuga Subramanian spent hours scanning through photos of the Moon trying to locate the lander He eventually found a small dot, which led NASA experts to the crash site Mr Subramanian said he hoped India would …

Nasa finds Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander on Moon, credits Chennai techie. See pics
5 years, 1 month ago

Nasa finds Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander on Moon, credits Chennai techie. See pics

India Today  

A dark, prickly, haloed bloom is tattooed on a distant field of pock-marked desolation: the silent portrait of a thwarted dream. This arresting Nasa image, released on December 3, shows the precise spot on the Moon's surface where Vikram, the lander deployed in India's Chandrayaan-2 mission, hard-landed in early September. "Despite the loss, getting that close to the surface was …

Chandrayaan-2: What before and after photos of Vikram crash site reveal
5 years, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan-2: What before and after photos of Vikram crash site reveal

India Today  

A tiny bright speck, a white dot on the vast lunar canvas quite like a needle in a haystack offered the first clue to the fate of Vikram, a tiny spacecraft India had hoped to land on the Moon as part of the Chandrayaan-2 mission. Thanks to the efforts of 33-year-old Chennai techie Shanmuga Subramanian, who painstakingly combed through photos …

App maker by day, space sleuth by night: How Chennai techie Shanmuga Subramanian found Vikram
5 years, 1 month ago

App maker by day, space sleuth by night: How Chennai techie Shanmuga Subramanian found Vikram

India Today  

He combed through the photo night after night, enduring many false eureka moments -- oh, those pesky boulders -- before he found what was looking for: a small white dot. On December 3, Shanmuga Subramanian's discovery would be revealed to the world by Nasa: the tiny dot was, in fact, a piece of Vikram, the Chandrayaan-2 mission's lander. He would …

Meet the Chennai techie who helped Nasa locate Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander
5 years, 1 month ago

Meet the Chennai techie who helped Nasa locate Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander

India Today  

This arresting Nasa image, released on December 3, shows the precise spot on the Moon's surface where Vikram, the lander deployed in India's Chandrayaan-2 mission, hard-landed in early September. Vikram went incommunicado shortly before its scheduled touchdown near the lunar south pole. These pictures are the result of weeks of work involving Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team and Shanmuga …

NASA satellite finds crashed Indian Moon lander Vikram
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA satellite finds crashed Indian Moon lander Vikram

The Hindu  

A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September, the U.S. space agency said on December 2. NASA released an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that showed the site of the spacecraft’s impact and associated debris field, with parts scattered over almost two dozen locations spanning several …

Definitely, ISRO chief K Sivan on Vikram lander's second landing
5 years, 2 months ago

Definitely, ISRO chief K Sivan on Vikram lander's second landing

India TV News  

Determined to get Vikram lander on moons south pole, the Indian Space Research Organisation chief, Kailasavadivoo Sivan on Saturday weighed in on the second landing attempt of Vikram lander on Moons south pole, after the first could not find success. Replying to media's query if that if the ISRO would attempt another landing on Moon's south pole, Sivan replied, "Definitely". …

ISRO chief hints at Vikram lander's second landing
5 years, 2 months ago

ISRO chief hints at Vikram lander's second landing

India TV News  

Determined to get Vikram lander on moons south pole, the Indian Space Research Organisation chief, Kailasavadivoo Sivan on Saturday weighed in on the second landing attempt of Vikram lander on Moons south pole, after the first could not find success. Replying to media's query if that if the ISRO would attempt another landing on Moon's south pole, Sivan replied, "Definitely". …

NASA finds no trace of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander during Moon flyby
5 years, 2 months ago

NASA finds no trace of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander during Moon flyby

India TV News  

No evidence of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander has been found in the images captured by NASA, during the latest flyby of its Moon orbiter of the lunar region where India's ambitious mission attempted a soft landing. "The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the area of the targeted Chandrayaan-2 Vikram landing site on October 14 but did not observe any evidence of the …

Latest Moon flyby finds no trace of India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander: NASA
5 years, 2 months ago

Latest Moon flyby finds no trace of India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander: NASA

The Hindu  

NASA has found no evidence of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander in the images captured during a latest flyby of its Moon orbiter of the lunar region where India’s ambitious mission attempted a soft landing, the US space agency said. On September 7, Indian Space Research Organisation attempted a soft landing of Vikram on the uncharted lunar south pole, before losing communication …

Will NASA be able to locate Vikram lander this time?
5 years, 2 months ago

Will NASA be able to locate Vikram lander this time?

India TV News  

Its the day Indian space scientists and Chandrayaan-2 enthusiasts had been waiting for. The US space agency NASA had promised hope of some news on the Vikram front by Tuesday after its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter flyby over the site where Indian lunar lander might have landed. Has the Indian moon lander Vikram been found or not is a question that …

Chandrayaan 2: NASA releases photos of Vikram lander 'obscured in lunar highlands' as seen by its lunar orbiter
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: NASA releases photos of Vikram lander 'obscured in lunar highlands' as seen by its lunar orbiter

Firstpost  

NASA admitted just days ago that the Vikram lander may not be in the ‘field of view’ of the LRO’s on-board camera. NASA has released images of the final landing site of the Vikram lander, part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan 2 mission. Even using its most powerful cameras, the lunar orbiter failed to identify the Vikram lander …

Vikram had 'hard landing' on Moon, NASA releases photos
5 years, 3 months ago

Vikram had 'hard landing' on Moon, NASA releases photos

India TV News  

High resolution images captured by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera were released by NASA on Friday. The images were captured during the LROC's flyby of the lunar region where India's ambitious Chandrayaan 2 mission attempted a soft landing near the Moon's uncharted south pole. On September 7, the Vikram lander module had attempted a soft landing on a small patch of …

Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Lander had a hard-landing, may be hiding in a shadow: NASA
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Lander had a hard-landing, may be hiding in a shadow: NASA

The Hindu  

U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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. NASA on Thursday night released a set of hazy lunar surface images of the southern site where the lander probably crashed on September 7. …

Chandrayaan 2: Vikram out of NASA field of view as LRO fails to spot the lander during 17 Sept fly-by – Firstpost
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: Vikram out of NASA field of view as LRO fails to spot the lander during 17 Sept fly-by – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The agency has taken its time to process, validate, analyse and review the series of images captured by the LROC. Towards the end of the descent on 7 September, the lander, housing the Pragyan rover inside it, lost communication with ISRO and NASA minutes before its planned touch-down and crashed near its landing site. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Camera instrument …

Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander, Pragyan rover fade into lunar sunset, their batteries likely dead
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander, Pragyan rover fade into lunar sunset, their batteries likely dead

The Hindu  

If things had gone on well and the Indian lunar craft Vikram soft-landed on moon as expected on September 7, Vikram and its companion rover Pragyan would have completed taking a close look at moon’s unknown south by now. After a perfect journey from earth since July 22, Vikram unexpectedly crashed on moon three minutes before its descent, without doing …

No more hope to communicate with Vikram lander after Lunar night sets today
5 years, 3 months ago

No more hope to communicate with Vikram lander after Lunar night sets today

Firstpost  

ISRO has said once the Lunar night falls, there would be no sunlight for the lander to generate power Hopes of re-establishing contact with India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-2’s lander seems to be all but over with its 14-day mission life set to end and the Lunar night falling early Saturday. Since then, the Indian Space Research Organisation has been consistently …

Chandrayaan-2: Hopes fading as 14-day window to reestablish link with Vikram lander ends today
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2: Hopes fading as 14-day window to reestablish link with Vikram lander ends today

India Today  

Hopes to retrieve the Vikram lander, with rover Pragyan housed inside it, are fading as the 14-day window for the Indian Space Research Organisation to restore its link with the lander ends on Saturday. Lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan housed inside it, lost communication with ground-station on September 7 seven during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar …

NASA orbiter captures images of Chandrayaan 2 Lander Vikram’s attempted landing site
5 years, 3 months ago

NASA orbiter captures images of Chandrayaan 2 Lander Vikram’s attempted landing site

The Hindu  

As the deadline to re-establish communication with Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander nears, NASA’s moon orbiter has captured images of the lunar region where the Indian mission made an unsuccessful attempt to soft-land, a senior official with the U.S. space agency confirmed on September 19. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has snapped a series of images during its flyby on September …

Chandrayaan-2 update: National-level committee, ISRO experts analysing communication loss with Vikram Lander
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 update: National-level committee, ISRO experts analysing communication loss with Vikram Lander

India TV News  

In its latest update on Chandrayaan-2, ISRO said a national-level committee comprising academics and ISRO experts are analysing the cause of communication loss with Vikram Lander ahead of its planned soft landing on the lunar surface. "National-level committee consisting of academicians and ISRO experts are analysing the cause of communication loss with lander," ISRO said. Lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan …

Search for Vikram on: NASA scientists analyse lunar images from orbiter
5 years, 3 months ago

Search for Vikram on: NASA scientists analyse lunar images from orbiter

India TV News  

Scientists are analysing the images taken under harsh light conditions by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera of the area where the Vikram moon lander is likely to have touched down on the moon and it may be a while before they can locate it, project experts told IANS. LRO project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Noah Petro, …

Chandrayaan 2: NASA's LRO fails to spot crashed Vikram lander due to 'long shadows' over landing site
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: NASA's LRO fails to spot crashed Vikram lander due to 'long shadows' over landing site

Firstpost  

The landing site is in a region that is currently transitioning from prolonged dusk to a two-week-long lunar night. In what many might refer to as a “bummer”, a NASA satellite currently orbiting the moon has reportedly failed to spot the Vikram lander near the South Polar region, where it fell silent after having lost contact with Earth in its …

Chandrayaan-2: Nasa lunar orbiter photographs Vikram landing site but lander not spotted yet
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2: Nasa lunar orbiter photographs Vikram landing site but lander not spotted yet

India Today  

A lunar orbiter operated by the United States successfully managed to take photographs of the Chandrayaan-2 lander's landing site this week. The photographs, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, were shot at a time when there is late evening near the south pole of the Moon, where Vikram attempted landing earlier this year. Vikram, Chandrayaan-2's lander module that houses the …

ISRO thanks all Indians for support after it lost contact with Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander
5 years, 3 months ago

ISRO thanks all Indians for support after it lost contact with Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander

The Hindu  

Indian Space Research Organisation has expressed gratitude to Indians in the country and abroad for the support it received after the space agency lost contact with the lander of Chandrayaan-2, minutes before touchdown on the Moon recently. The space agency had got support from the entire nation, despite it losing communication with the lander ‘Vikram’ ahead of the touchdown on …

Chandrayaan 2: ISRO thanks public in India, abroad for their support since failed 7 Sept landing
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: ISRO thanks public in India, abroad for their support since failed 7 Sept landing

Firstpost  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Tuesday thanked Indians in the country and abroad for the support it received after the space agency lost contact with the lander of the second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2, minutes before touchdown on the lunar surface on 7 September. pic.twitter.com/vPgEWcwvIa — ISRO September 17, 2019 The space agency had received support from the entire nation …

Chandrayaan-2: Crucial day for Vikram lander as Nasa lunar orbiter set to fly by, take photos
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2: Crucial day for Vikram lander as Nasa lunar orbiter set to fly by, take photos

India Today  

An orbiter operated by the United States is set to fly over the part of the Moon where the Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram lies after having lost contact with Earth during its attempt to land on the lunar surface. On Tuesday, exactly 10 days after the Vikram lander went silent, Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will fly over Vikram's landing site and …

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