The Chandrayaan-3 mission’s rover Pragyan has completed its assignments, and was safely parked and put in sleep mode, said Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in a post on “X”, formerly “Twitter” on Saturday.
“Currently, the battery is fully charged. The solar panel is oriented to receive light at the next sunrise expected on September 22, 2023. The receiver is kept on,” wrote ISRO.
“Hoping for a successful awakening for another set of assignments. Else, it will forever stay there as India’s lunar ambassador,” it added.
Pragyan, which means “wisdom” or “knowledge” in Sanskrit, is a robotic rover developed and deployed as part of India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission to the Moon.
Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar exploration mission by the ISRO, and it consists of an orbiter, a lander named Vikram, and the rover Pragyan.
The 26-kg, six-wheeled, solar-powered rover Pragyan is fully equipped to analyze and study the Moon’s composition, terrain, and geological features.