India Space Agency Locates Lander in Moon Mission, ANI Says
- Communication with lander was lost on Saturday as it descended
- Descent was normal until 2.1 kilometers above lunar surface
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India located the spacecraft lander in its moon mission after losing contact with it on Saturday, but was unable to establish communication yet, Asian News International reported.
The mission’s lunar orbiter took a thermal image of the lander on the moon’s surface, the report said, citing K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization.