Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Rover rolls out of Vikram Lander, here's how it will work
Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon earlier today and now, the Pragyan Rover has successfully rolled out of the Vikram Lander.
Shubham Verma
Published:Aug 23, 2023, 23:55 PM | Updated: Aug 23, 2023, 23:55 PM
Initiating the power
After Vikram Lander successfully landed on the surface of the moon, its door opened to let the Pragyan Rover out. But the rover needs the power to run. The built-in battery of the rover becomes active, releasing the solar panel to get sufficient power to drive the vehicle forward.
The solar panel
This solar panel works like any other. It uses sunlight, which is abundantly available on the moon to fire up the locomotives of the rover, as well as its cameras and other hardware. The power generated from the solar panels will also help rover establish a connection with the Vikram Lander.
The descent
After the descent of the Vikram Lander on the moon's south pole, it is time for the Pragyan Rover's descent. The rover uses solar power to turn on the cameras to scan the surroundings for navigation.
The scan
The Pragyan Rover has two cameras, both assigned the job of scanning the surface of the moon. The cameras not only scan the surroundings to ensure it runs smoothly, but it will also click photos of the surface in search for frozen water, which will be sent to ISRO's headquarters in Bengaluru.
Two cameras
The Pragyan Rover has a Nav Cam L and a Nav Cam R. They stand for Navigation Camera Right and Navigation Camera Left. These cameras are powered by software developed by a Noida-based tech startup, Omnipresent Robot Technologies.
The data relay
Everything the cameras of the Pragyan Rover capture will be transmitted to the Vikram Lander, which will redirect the data to the earth. Any command sent from the ISRO office will be received by the Lander and transferred to the rover, helping it navigate the surface and record findings in photographs.