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Post by account_disabled on Dec 20, 2023 8:52:00 GMT
Rover on Wednesday IMAGE SOURCEISRO Image caption A photo of the Vikram lander taken by Pragyaan rover on Wednesday morning By Geeta Pandey BBC News Delhi Exactly a week ago India set down a robotic probe on the Moon becoming the first country to land near the lunar south pole. Chandrayaans Vikram lander carrying a rover in its belly touched down on the lunar soil after a minute nailbiting finale watched by millions of people across the world. Hours later the Pragyaan rover Pragyaan is the Sanskrit word for wisdom exited the lander and took its first steps on the Moon. The Indian space agency has been providing Mobile App Development Service regular updates on the rovers findings the photos its taking distance it is covering and how it is negotiating the obstacles in its path. Heres a look at the highlights from the first week of the rovers Moonwalk Say cheese Until now we had only seen videos and images of the rover taken by the lander. But on Wednesday morning Pragyaan turned its camera on its parent the Vikram lander and said Smile please The blackandwhite image shows Vikram with all its six legs firmly planted on the lunar ground Organisation Isro said this image of the mission was taken by the navigation camera onboard the rover. Sulphur finds Over the past few days the rover has been hard at work.
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