Isro releases new image of Vikram lander taken from Chandrayaan 2 orbiter
The images were taken by the Dual-Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) on the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, which has been beaming high-quality data by imaging the lunar surface.
New images of the Vikram lander. (Source: X/@isro)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Sep 9, 2023 16:57 IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Saturday shared fresh images of the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 3, taken from the Dual-Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) on the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter.
The image was taken on September 6, the space agency said on X (formerly Twitter).
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DFSAR employs microwaves in the L and S bands of the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter. The Chandrayaan 2 mission crashed on September 7, 2019 during a landing attempt.
Ever since, its instrument DFSAR has been beaming high-quality data by imaging the lunar surface, with main focus on lunar polar science.
Four years later, India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm on August 23, propelling India into an exclusive club of four and making it the first country to land on the uncharted southern pole of the Moon.