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India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe::undefined
India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe::undefined
The Vikram lander and rover weren’t designed to survive the lunar night so this was expected, but a loss nonetheless.
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.