After the successful landing of Vikram Lander on the surface of the moon, here are some of the important facts that will help you know what will happen next.
Vikram lander consists of a rover known as Pragyan and many other payloads are also with it. The rover will move on the surface of the moon for around 14 days and will perform some interesting experiments, along with the other payloads on the Vikram Lander.
- ILSA ( Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity) – This will study quakes on the surface of the Moon
- ChaSTE(Surface Thermo-Physical Experiment) – To study thermos physical behaviour of the moon’s surface
- LASER Retroreflector Array – This payload is of NASA, where the idea is to study the real-time distance between the Earth and the moon
- APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) – To study Moons soil
- LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope) – Soil Study
- RAMBHA (Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive Ionosphere and Atmosphere)– To study the near-surface plasma activities on the Moon
- LP (Langmuir probe) – To study plasma activities
- SHAPE (Spectro-polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth) – Study the spectro-polarimetric signatures of the Earth.
Hence, these will act as mini laboratories on the moon, that will send immense data about the moon and its surface.
What will Happen After 14 days?
After 14 days, there will be night on the moon, that will last for the next 14 days. During night hours there will be extremely cold weather on the moon and this will lead to the inactiveness of Vikram Lander and Pragyan. Vikram Lander and the rover can work only in the sun.
Will Chandrayaan-3 come back to earth?
No, Chandrayaan-3 will not return back to Earth, instead, it will stay on the moon.