Don’t Lose Hope, ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has not given up efforts to spring links with Chandrayaan 2’s lander Vikram, even after a hard-landing more than three weeks ago. Chandrayaan 2 was a highly complex mission, which brought together an orbiter, lander and rover to explore Moon’s South Pole.

In September, ground stations lost communication with the lander and rover Praygan, minutes before its planned soft-landing on the lunar surface. Since then ISRO has been making efforts to establish link.

Although the communication is lost, the orbiter camera is sending pictures to the Bengaluru headquartered space agency. These images are helping them understand moon’s evolution and mapping of the minerals and water molecules in the Polar Regions.

Our @LRO_NASA mission imaged the targeted landing site of India’s Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram. The images were taken at dusk, and the team was not able to locate the lander. More images will be taken in October during a flyby in favorable lighting. More: https://t.co/1bMVGRKslp pic.twitter.com/kqTp3GkwuM

— NASA (@NASA) September 26, 2019

On ISROs official Instagram account, they posted a cartoon picture explaining their ongoing efforts.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Glx8eJMvc/

Also, ISRO has constituted a national level committee consisting of academics and agency experts to analyse the cause of the communication loss with the lander.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B285BP9gxRr/

Sharing an image on the orbiter heading towards Moon on Instagram, ISRO updated the citizens about the assessment.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CgVYyh-5R/