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Chandrayaan-3: Vikram’s hop offers fresh insights on the moon’s surface

April 15, 2026 admin

File image released by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander. Photo: X A new study conducted during the final phase of the Chandrayaan-3 mission when the Vikram lander performed a successful hop experiment has offered fresh insights on the moon surface. The study, In Situ Temperatures, Regolith Properties, and Evidence of Erosion…

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ISRO hoping to wake up Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram and Pragyan on September 22

September 21, 2023 admin

A 3D image of the Vikram lander. ISRO created the image by using the anaglyph technique. Anaglyph is a simple visualization of the object or terrain in three dimensions from stereo or multi-view images. Photo: X/@isro via PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking to awaken the Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover…

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What helped Vikram lander to soft-land on the moon

September 9, 2023 admin

On July 22, 2019, India successfully launched Chandrayaan-2, the second mission to the moon. Twenty-two days later (August 14), after a series of orbit raising manoeuvres, the spacecraft finally escaped the earth’s gravity and followed a path towards the moon. Six days later, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into lunar orbit. Finally, on September 2, the…

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