It is hoped the Vikram lander and Pragyaan rover will reawaken when the next lunar day starts.
India's lunar lander and rover have been put to bed as the Sun begins to set on the Moon, the country's space research agency Isro has said.
With that India became the first country to land near the lunar south pole. It also joined an elite club of countries to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.on the lander and the rover's movements and findings and sharing images taken by them.After the Chandrayaan-3' mission's lander was "commanded to fire its engines, it rose up by about 40cm [16 inches] and landed at a distance of 30-40cm", Isro said.
Initially, Isro had said that once night fell - which also equals two weeks on Earth - the lander and the rover would stop working. But scientists say it is possible that they will come back to life when the next lunar day starts. For instance, China's Chang'e4 lander and Yutu2 rover woke up several times with the sunrise.
Former Isro chief Kiran Kumar told the BBC that nightfall may still be a couple of days away, but the lander and - especially - the rover had to be readied now.
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