ISRO scientists still hopeful of making contact with Vikram lander
The world rests on hope. Vikram Lander will work again, with this hope that ISRO scientists are still working. According to sources of ISRO, there is a possibility that Vikram lander has crashed on the surface of the moon.
Now, with the help of the orbiter, an attempt is being made to take its picture. Also, scientists are trying to find out from the data of Vikram Lander’s flight data recorder why it lost its way at an altitude of 2.1 km. A flight data recorder is a device like the black box of an aircraft.
Sources in ISRO said that Vikram lander had deviated from its path at an altitude of 2.1 km from the lunar surface. After that it fell 335 meters at a speed of 60 meters per second. At this place, it lost contact with the ISRO Center on Earth.
Scientists said that they suspect that after this, the speed with which the lander was coming down, it hit the moon’s surface at the same speed. Since the lander is intermittently connecting with the orbiter of the moon, ISRO scientists are still hopeful that the lander will get in touch.
In future, how much work Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover will do, it will be known only after data analysis. ISRO scientists are now finding out why Vikram strayed from his path at 2.1 km altitude. One reason for this may also be that one or more of the small 4 steering engines installed on the side of Vikram lander malfunctioned. Because of this, the Vikram lander lost its way. The whole problem started from here, so scientists are studying this point.
Apart from this, a photo of Vikram Lander will be taken from the optical high resolution camera (OHRC) in the orbiter circling around the moon. This camera can take a clear picture of anything up to 0.3 meters or 1.08 feet on the lunar surface. After assessing the pictures found from this, it will be known how much damage has been done to Vikram Lander.
However, it will take some time for the orbiter to enter the orbit in front of the lander, as the lander and orbiter were circling in different orbits. Is the lander standing on its feet? Will it be able to get the ignition rover out. Will it be able to work in the future?. The answer to all these questions will be known only from the results of data analysis. Ultimately there is only one thing left that is hope.
