September 6, 2019 12:49 PM
Chandrayaan-2's Orbiter, Lander and the Rover
While Chandrayaan-2 is on its way to have its date with the moon, here is a relook at the different kinds of payloads its Orbiter, Lander and the Rover are carrying. The composite Chandrayaan-2 has the orbiter, the lander and the rover. The nearly 2.4-ton Orbiter carries the lander Vikram. The 1.5-ton lander, in turn, carries in its belly the 27 kg rover.<br />''<br />''While the mandate of the Orbiter is to move around the moon for over a year, the mission of the lander is to soft-l...