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The graph of temperature variation on lunar surface. Twitter/@isro ISRO on August 27 released a graph of the temperature variation on lunar surface with increase in depth measured by the ChaSTE payload onboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander module. According to the space agency, Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil…
A memorable black-and-white photograph from the early days of the Indian space programme shows the nose cone of a small rocket being taken to the launchpad on the carrier rack of a bicycle. It’s an incongruous sight. All around the bicycle is the dusty, palm-bedecked rural India of the 1960s. Cut to 2023, and the…
The story so far: At 6.03 pm IST on August 23, the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the moon’s surface, in the south polar region. The landing followed a 19-minute sequence in which the spacecraft used its engines, thrusters, and a suite of sensors to guide itself from an altitude of around 30 km and…
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A series of pictures appearing the rollout of Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan from the lander to the lunar floor as seen through Lander Imager Digital camera on August 23, 2023. Picture: X/@isro by way of PTi Giving a much-awaited glimpse of Pragyan rover at the lunar floor, the Indian Range Analysis Organisation (ISRO) on Friday stated…
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The indigenous rover’s exploration of the lunar surface began a day after India became the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, spurring euphoric celebrations at ISRO and around the country. Photo: ISRO Hours after the Pragyan lunar rover rolled out from the Vikram lander and took its first “walk on the moon” in…
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A dish antenna is seen inside the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) facility on August 23, 2023 in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Getty Images With Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, successfully landing on the surface of moon on August 23, the focus has now moved to the rover in its belly, Pragyan….
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Students with painted faces surround a replica of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in Chennai on August 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Four years after its predecessor crashed on the lunar surface minutes before touch down, Chandrayaan-3’s lander module with the rover in its belly on Wednesday will once again attempt to land on the Moon…
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The ISRO on August 20 said it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM), further bringing it nearer to the moon. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours of August 20. The Indian Space…
The ISRO on August 20 said it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM), further bringing it nearer to the moon. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours of August 20. The Indian Space…
The Lander Module (LM) successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@isro A day after the lander module (LM) separated from the propulsion module (PM) , it successfully underwent a deboosting operation on August 18. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that the…
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