homescience NewsChandrayaan 3's Pragyan rover put to sleep, ISRO says may wake up on this day

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover put to sleep, ISRO says may wake up on this day

ISRO said that it is hoping for a successful awakening of the rover Pragyan on September 22 - which is when the next sunrise is expected. The Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module safely landed on the Moon's South Pole on August 23.

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By CNBCTV18.COMSept 3, 2023 9:23:02 AM IST (Updated)

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Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover put to sleep, ISRO says may wake up on this day
India's moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover has successfully completed its assignments and has been put on a ‘sleep mode’ on Saturday, according to a statement released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on X, previously known as Twitter.

ISRO also said that it is hoping for a successful awakening of the rover on September 22 - which is when the next sunrise is expected.
The Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module safely landed on the Moon's South Pole on August 23. After this historic success by ISRO, the Pragyan Rover has been making observations to uncover lunar mysteries at the South Pole.
On August 29, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the rover had detected sulphur, oxygen and other elements on the lunar south pole. Two days later, on August 31, the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS) detected Sulphur.
ISRO also released a video of the Chandrayaan-3 rover rotating in search of a safe route. The rotation was captured by a Lander Imager Camera. "It feels as though a child is playfully frolicking in the yards of Chandamama, while the mother watches affectionately. Isn't it?", the ISRO social media post read.

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