NASA finds Vikram Lander on moon |
America`s National Aeronautics Space Administration on Tuesday found debris of India`s Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission and released images of its impact site on the Moon, where the spacecraft had lost communication moments before making a soft landing on the far side of the lunar surface. The Nasa posted images clicked by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Camera, showing the site`s changes on the Moon and the impact point before and after the spacecraft had made a hard-landing on the lunar surface. It also indicated the impact spot of the lander and an associated debris field created by the crash with blue and green dots respectively. "Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed or likely). Blue dots locate disturbed soil, likely were small bits of the spacecraft churned up the regolith. "S" indicates debris identified by Shanmuga Subramanian.” "Indian techie Shanmuga Subramanian contacted the LRO project with positive identification of debris. After receiving this tip, the LROC team confirmed the identification by comparing the before and after images.” The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team released four mosaics which were acquired on September 17, October 14 and 15, and on November 11. The LROC team scoured the surrounding area in the latest mosaics and found the impact site and associated debris field.
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