Chandrayaan 2: Indian techie who spotted lost Vikram lander says Pragyaan seems 'intact'

In a major development, Indian techie and enthusiast Shanmuga Subramanian who spotted Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, has said that rover Pragyan may be 'intact' on Moon's surface. In a series of tweets, he shared ims showing that Chandrayaan - 2's Pragyan has rolled out few metres from skeleton Vikram lander whose paylos got disintegrated due to hard landing.

Moreover, he said that re is a distinct possibility that commands sent to lander was received and it was relayed it to rover, however, Vikram lander was t able to communicate it back to earth. He has tagged ISRO in his findings and shared ims of his findings, and has also given a detail explanation for it. 

Here are his tweets:

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On December 3, 2019, hours after NASA spotted Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, it was revealed that findings were first observed by an Indian techie and enthusiast Subramanian. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team released  first mosaic (acquired September 17) of site on September 26 and many people downloed mosaic to search for signs of Vikram lander.

Among m was Shanmuga Subramanian who contacted LRO project with positive identification of debris. After receiving this tip, LROC team confirmed identification by comparing before and after ims. NASA team in its im also credited Subramanian for findings.

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What is Chandrayaan 2?

Chandrayaan-2's rocket lifted off at scheduled time of 2:43 PM on July 22, 2019. aver distance between Earth and Moon is 3, 84, 000 km. Vikram lander was scheduled to land on Moon on 48th day of mission on September 7, but h a hard landing. On September 7, Vikram Lander which h separated from Chandrayaan 2's orbiter on September 2, while descending onto lunar surface lost contact with ISRO Mission Control Centre. If landing would have been successful, India would have been fourth country after US, Russia, and China to do so. Chandrayaan 2's lunar orbiter is currently revolving around moon taking high-resolution pictures.

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