Published 14:24 IST, September 6th 2019

ISRO's cartoon about Vikram separating from Chandrayaan-2 is adorable

ISRO has tweeted out a cartoon strip about the Vikram lander and the Chandrayaan-2. After Vikram's soft landing, Pragyan will explore the south pole of the moon

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ISRO has Tweeted out a cartoon strip that details expedition of Vikram Lander and Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. Vikram lander is poised to land on Moon, and Pragyan rover will disembark from it and drive around on Moon. cartoon strip shows ir separation and interaction between two. 

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cartoon strip released by ISRO

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India awaits Vikram Lander's soft-land

Chandrayaan 2's 'Vikram Lander' to soft-land on south pole of Moon on September 7, something which has never been done before, and is a global first.

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After Vikram's soft-landing,  Pragyan rover will disembark from it. Pragyan, which translates to wisdom in Sanskrit, is ultimate component of Chandrayaan 2's mission. Pragyan is set roam south pole on lunar surface and explore it. It will test for possibility of presence of water. Pragyan will also study variations in lunar surface composition and to trace back moon's origins.

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Chandrayaan-2 lifted off on July 22

Chandrayaan-2's rocket lifted off at scheduled time of 2:43 PM on July 22. aver distance between Earth and Moon is 3,84,000 km.

Vikram lander will land on Moon on 48th day of mission on September 7. This moon-lander and rover mission proves that India is taking le in exploration as its mission aims to investigate unexplored south pole of moon. With Chandrayaan-2 India aims at soft landing on Moon. If successful, it will be fourth country after US, Russia, and China to do so.

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