Lander 'Vikram' separated from Chandrayaan-2: Historic Landing at 7am

After landing, the Enlightenment rover will orbit the surface of the moon

The first mission from Earth to land at the South Pole of the Moon 'Vikram' set a unique record in the name of India

(PTI) Bangalore, Ta. September 2, 2019, Monday

Lander Vikram, now separated from Chandrayaan-2, is now ready to rise above the surface of the moon. On September 7, Vikram will land on the moon's south pole, and then a rover named Pragya will orbit the surface of the moon and send important information to Earth.

Chandrayaan-2 is close to creating history. From the Chandrayaan-2, which succeeded in landing the fifth orbit of the moon, the lander now separated with Vikram Pragyan Rover and was ready to land on the lunar surface.

According to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Chandrayaan-2, which was prepared in a budget of Rs 978 crore, has almost reached the point of making history. Lander record, which reached the moon's orbit with Chandrayaan-2, was separated from the module of Chandrayaan-2 by taking Pragyan Rover inside it.

Now on September 7, Vikram will make a soft landing at the South Pole of the Moon. As a record lander lands on the surface of the moon, the enlightenment rover in it will be separated and will orbit the unknown surface of the moon. The Pragyan rover will receive various types of information from the surface of the moon during its orbit and send it to ISRO.

Astronomers from all over the world have been eyeing this mission since this first mission arrived from Earth at the moon's south pole. Earlier, the most important breakthrough was in the name of Chandrayan-1 of India. Chandrayaan-1 found evidence of water above the surface of the moon. After that there is a lot of dependence on the information of Chandrayaan-2.

There has not been any research on the moon's south pole before, so the information on this side is very unknown, and the record lander will land on the surface, as well as a new chapter in human history. As India's Chandrayaan-2 is nearing the brink of history, researchers' curiosity has also increased.