On September 10, Anita Sengupta posted a tweet regarding Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander which was circulated on social media. former NASA engineer called Moon a planet in her tweet. Vikram lander has taken a toll on social media with unexpected reactions from netizens, as it was unable to smoothly land on Moon’s lunar surface.

Moon is a planet?

Sengupta's tweet went viral for calling Moon a planet. Many netizens started to question her credibility as someone who has experience of 20 years in aeronautics. t only this, she an important point of contact in launch of Curiosity rover, which was sent to Mars. Neverless, it was her reply to so-called “mansplainers” which won hearts across internet. She tweeted about Chandrayaan mission saying:

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Twitter witnessed strong comebacks

Some netizens brought up "mistake" Sengupta me in calling Moon a planet, “Agree with everything you said – proud of ISRO – but moon isn’t a planet but a satellite,” re one of numerous remarks on her post. But since she is an expert on subject herself, re was way she would igre. She tweeted in response and her reaction went viral on social media. It quickly took center st. People reacted that science should t be discriminated.

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Who is a 'Mansplainer'

She was criticized for using term ‘Mansplainer’ as that would initiate ar war amidst scientific facts. term is precisely used when a man explains something to a woman in a typical way. It is usually while someone establishes patriarchy while leaving a patronizing and condescending remark. In order to be more accurate, she decided to share a flow chart for a better understanding of term ‘mansplainer’.

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