Chandrayaan-2: Crucial day for Vikram lander as Nasa lunar orbiter set to fly by, take photos
A lunar orbiter operated by the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration is set to fly over the landing site of the Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram and take photos today The Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram stopped communicating with Earth in the final moments of its descent on to the surface of the Moon on September 7 (Illustration: Reuters) HIGHLIGHTS Nasa probe to fly over Vikram 10 days after probe lost contact with Earth The Nasa probe previously collected data from Vikram's lunar descent Isro has located Vikram on the lunar surface but as been unable to establish contact An orbiter operated by the United States is set to fly over the part of the Moon where the Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram lies after having lost contact with Earth during its attempt to land on the lunar surface. On Tuesday, exactly 10 days after the Vikram lander went silent, Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will fly over Vikram's landing site and attempt to t