Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter
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Chandrayaan 2: Orbiter's Terrain Mapping Camera-2 returns glorious new photos of moon's surface
Tech2 News Staff •The Terrain Mapping Camera-2 onboard Chandrayaan 2 can create a digital elevation model of the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan 2: ISRO shares first illuminated images and data from orbiter's infrared instruments
Tech2 News Staff •The objective of the payload and this experiment is to understand the origin and evolution of the Moon.
Chandrayaan 2: NASA's LRO performs second flyover to locate Vikram's landing site on the moon
Tech2 News Staff •The LRO has on a previous occasion tried to image the landing site of Vikram lander but failed.
Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter catches solar flare in the act, gears up to watch the Moon's surface react
Tech2 News Staff •The mission also photographed high-resolution closeups of the surface earlier this week.
Chandrayaan 2: ISRO wont give up trying to communicate with the crashed Vikram lander, says K.Sivan
•However, some space experts believe regaining link with the lander now appears extremely difficult.
NASA engineer says Chandrayaan 2 mission 'learning experience' for Indian scientists
•Anne Devereaux said, "The Indian scientists did very well. Lot of information (was) gathered. The orbiter has been successful".
ISRO only has a week to re-establish contact with Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander
•On September 8, ISRO said Vikram lander was spotted by the on-board camera of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
Chandrayaan 2 Landing Highlights: Space researchers, scientists certain there is still hope for the Pragyan rover
Tech2 News Staff •Vikram lander was found intact but tilted near its intended landing site, senior ISRO official have confirmed.
Chandrayaan 2: ISRO locates Vikram lander's position, trying to establish communication
Tech2 News Staff •ISRO, however, is yet to establish any communication with the Vikram lander.
Chandrayaan 2: Commending ISRO, NASA expresses interest in teaming up in future solar system exploration missions
Tech2 News Staff •The UAE Space Agency also came forward to lend ISRO support after news that contact with the spacecraft has been lost.