India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe - EFE Noticias
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (EFE).- The Indian space agency reported on Friday that it tried, without success so far, to re-establish communication with the probe it sent a month ago to the south pole of the Moon, ending the hope that the vehicle could withstand the low temperatures of the lunar night. “Ef

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  • @[email protected]English
    53•1 year ago

    The Vikram lander and rover weren’t designed to survive the lunar night so this was expected, but a loss nonetheless.

    • @PetDinosaursEnglish
      17•1 year ago

      Right? It was planned.

      14 days in really cold and dark is really harsh for any electronics. Unless it had a radio isotopes generator, I can’t imagine much of anything electronics surviving.