Chandrayaan 2: Vikram lander location identified, but!

Much to the surprise of many, ISRO Chief K Sivan declared that Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 2 has been located on the surface of the Moon. Adding to it, he also said that the ground station is working to establish the contact with the lander.

According to a senior official, the time is running out and possibility of re-establishing communication looks “less and less probable.”

It is known that in the early hours of Saturday, ISRO lost contact with Vikram lander, just when it was expected to land near South Pole on Moon. The transmission of the lander was stopped when it was just 2.1 kilometres away from Moon’s surface.

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If at all, Vikram lander made a soft landing on the Moon’s surface, India would have been the fourth country after USA, Russia and China, to achieve the feat. Adding to it, India would have stood on first position to complete soft landing near the South Pole, as it was not explored by any other country till date.