Showing posts with label Chandrayaan 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chandrayaan 3. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 September 2023

Chandrayaan 3 wakes up

This last week of September could become one of the most exciting of the year so far because they are waking up the chandrayaan 3 probe from sleep mode according to the official mission blog, Chandrayaan 3 blog

Image generated by artificial intelligence (wonder) 
The night time on the moon lasts for 2 weeks so the probe had to stop activity because it is solar powered. 

Sunday, 17 September 2023

Sleeping on the Moon

Night time on the moon lasts for about 2 weeks so if they send a solar powered probe it must go onto sleep mode for 2 weeks at a time unless it can store extra power during the day time. 
The recent Charndrayaan 3 probe was forced to go into sleep mode shortly after it landed because of the long moon night.