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India Now On The Moon. What Happens to Vikram Land

India Now On The Moon. What Happens to Vikram Lander, Pragyan Rover After 14 Days?

Vikram lander and Pragyan rover will have 14 Earth days to gather scientific data from the Moon's surface and atmosphere, after which there will be a lunar night for another 14 Earth days.

Chandrayaan-3 has landed on the Moon after "20 minutes of terror" and the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover - carrying six scientific payloads between them - have one lunar day, or 14 Earth days, to gather enough data to satisfy the curiosities of scientists across the world.

This deadline is critical because after a fortnight the solar-powered Pragyan rover - which made its mark on the Moon late last night with ISRO declaring 'India takes a walk on the Moon' - will slow down as this is the extent of the 'sunlight cycle' on the lunar surface.

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