NASA released pictures of Vikram's hard landing site

 27 Sep 2019 ( News Bureau )
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The US space agency NASA has released some new and 'high resolution' photos of ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 landing site.

NASA has shared these photos on its website and social media accounts.

On 26 September, tweeting these photos, NASA wrote: "We have taken these pictures of the Landing Site of Chandraman-2 of India, Vikram Lander. The pictures were taken in the dark so the position of the lander could not be ascertained. More photos will be taken when the lights are high in October.

NASA has written on its website that Chandramayan-2's Vikram Lander made a hard landing on the lunar surface on September 7, that is, it hit hard.

Vikram's location is not known

These photos were taken from the 'Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera' (LROC). The camera passed over the landing site on 17 September. The photos are taken from a distance of 150 km from the center.

NASA has said that so far its team has not been able to take a picture of Vikram Lander or to locate his location.

The website states that it was dark when these pictures were taken and it is possible that Vikram Lander has hidden somewhere in the shadows.

NASA has also said in its statement that the location at which the spacecraft landed cannot be said for sure.

Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 of India was to land on the lunar surface on 7 September. This was India's first attempt at a soft landing on the moon, which did not succeed.

Vikram Lander tried to land on a flat surface but it could not be as expected and lost contact with ISRO.

 

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