India locates lander lost on final approach to moon
Source: Associated Press
India locates lander lost on final approach to moon
September 8, 2019
NEW DELHI (AP) The lander module from Indias moon mission was located on the lunar surface on Sunday, one day after it lost contact with the space station, and efforts are underway to try to establish contact with it, the head of the nations space agency said.
The Press Trust of India news agency cited Indian Space and Research Organization chairman K. Sivan as saying cameras from the moon missions orbiter had located the lander. It must have been a hard landing, PTI quoted Sivan as saying.
ISRO officials could not be reached for comment.
The space agency said it lost touch with the Vikram lunar lander on Saturday as it made its final approach to the moons south pole to deploy a rover to search for signs of water.
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