Today is a very special day for India's lander Vikram. This is because today NASA is trying to capture its image. NASA will use Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for this. This NASA orbiter has been circling the moon since 2009. Today this LRO will pass through the place where the lander Vikram lies on the surface of the moon. Today, the height of LRO will be reduced from 100 km to 90 km for the mission that NASA is going to execute. It has been given information by two NASA astronauts themselves. If NASA's Nasa lunar craft was successful in its mission today, it would also be a big achievement. Let us tell you that the orbiter left under Chandrayaan 2 is still hitting the moon. It was on September 9 that he first took the thermal image of the Vikram lander. Through this, the place where the lander is present was able to be found.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Significantly, on 18 June 2009, the Allianz Altus-5 rocket was launched. Luna crater observations including Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and a sensing satellite were also launched. On 23 June 2009, LRO entered the moon's orbiter and along with it the spacecraft started its work. Its exploration mission started on 15 September 2009. The purpose of this mission is to connect humans to space. Exactly one year later this exploration mission came to an end. LRO is a robotic spacecraft that is very special for future robotic and manned missions to the moon. Let me tell you that this was a very clear picture of the landing site of Apollo 11, 12, 14 and 17. This was the photograph of the landing site of Israel's Beresheet. The lunar craft passed through this site at an altitude of 90 km to draw its picture.
The situation of confusion was created
Earlier, there was a situation of confusion about Vikram's position and its landing on the moon's surface. But it was clear from the thermal image from the orbiter that Vikram has landed on the moon's surface. Earlier, it was also feared that the Vikram might have lost somewhere in the universe by straying from the path.
Try to contact
Please also tell you here that ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is trying its best to contact the lander Vikram, but he has not been able to succeed in it yet. As the days go by, the chances of this are also getting reduced. The lander Vikram was to land on September 7 at about 70 degrees south latitude in a field between two moon craters, Maginus C and Simpelius N. The distance between these two is about 45 km. But two km before it touched the surface, it deviated from its path and lost contact with ISRO's mission control. At present, the lander Vikram is completely lifeless on the surface of the moon.
NASA's mission is very special
Scientists are assuming that today's mission of NASA is very special and it can help Vikram to succeed again. The two astronauts of NASA mentioned above are watching this entire mission. It is also necessary to tell you here that the 15-minute process of landing on the moon was already very difficult for the lander Vikram. The whole world was eyeing this mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself said that he is looking forward to the day when the lander Vikram will land on the moon's surface. The whole world has appreciated India's efforts to land on the moon. Scientists from all over the world have admitted that this mission of India has not failed completely, but it has opened many other gates.
