Landing on the southern part of the moon on August 23 by succeeding India, which has made a name for itself in history, Chandrayaan-3 has issued a new statement about its mission. Authorities, with the spacecraft they landed on the moon, the lunar explorer for a few weeks “that they slept“, announced. This pre-planned situation will continue until September 22. So why would India put its spacecraft to sleep when it is possible to explore the moon?

The south polar region of the moon is not always bright because of its orbital motions. Studies by scientists show that the south pole of the moon for 14 days turned dark. India knew this situation in advance and created a calendar under the Chandrayaan-3 mission. According to this calendar, spacecraft landed on the moon in certain periods does not work, so it must be put to sleep. Here’s India until September 22 will wait at this stage.

Spacecraft named Vikram and Pragyan need to be charged

*One of India’s first images of the moon.

With the landing module India named Vikram, the explorer was named Pragyan, predictably, solar energy work with. Spacecraft with internal batteries will receive no light for 14 days and will not be able to charge. The spacecraft, which will wait for the sun to reappear, will charge and continue working in the next phase. Of course, the first reboot will be a bit tricky. A possible technical problem or inability to charge is the end of the Indian Chandrayaan-3 mission. be half can cause.

In the latest statements from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): that everything is fine specified. Vikram even fired his engines at the lunar surface and rose 16 inches as he planned. The landing module, moving 30-40 centimeters in the air, had no problems. We will see together what will happen after September 22.