Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover swerves to avoid crater - Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover

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Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover swerves to avoid crater

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It has been a week since the Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover, Pragyan soft landed on the south pole of the Moon. Since its landing, the lunar rover has been hard at work and even started completing research objectives planned for a two-week stay on the lunar surface.

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Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently updated that Pragyan was commanded to retrace its path after it came across a crater just metres ahead of its location on the lunar surface.

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"On August 27, 2023, the Rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater positioned 3 meters ahead of its location. The Rover was commanded to retrace the path. It's now safely heading on a new path," wrote the space agency.

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With only ten days remaining for the completion of one lunar day, Director of Space Applications Centre (SAC), Nilesh M Desai said that the Chandrayaan-3's rover module Pragyan is in a "race against time" and that ISRO scientists are working to cover a maximum distance of the uncharted South pole.

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