India's moon rover completes its walk, scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water.
India’s space mission says the moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole
By ASHOK SHARMA
Published - Sep 03, 2023, 12:40 AM ET
Last Updated - Sep 03, 2023, 12:40 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks its historic landing near the lunar south pole, India’s space mission said.
``The rover completes its assignments. It is now safely parked and set into sleep mode,’’ with daylight on that part of the moon coming to an end, the Indian Space Research Organization said in a statement late Saturday.
The rover's payloads are turned off and the data it collected has been transmitted to the Earth via the lander, the statement said.
The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover were expected to operate only for one lunar day, which is equal to 14 days on Earth.
