After a period of inactivity in extremely cold conditions on the Moon’s Shiv Shakti point, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to reestablish communication with its Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Vikram lander and Pragyan rover as the sun rises over the lunar south pole on September 21.
The batteries, powered by sunlight, were left charged, and solar panels were positioned to receive light at dawn.
ISRO is hopeful of re-establishing communication soon, with expectations that the equipment will come back to life on September 22.
Chandrayaan-3 made India the fourth nation to successfully land on the Moon’s surface and the first to land on the lunar south pole.
