BY - srushti sharma
After a 15- day hibernation period ISRO scientists are working to wake up the Pragyaan rover
This will increase the likelihood of an extension beyond the already totally successful completion of the mission
The lander and rover are stationed at Shivshakti Point, where the ISRO team is hopeful that the sun will rise. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath said the machinery will restart as soon as the Sun rises
The technology aboard Vikram and Pragyan was gradually put to sleep before the lunar twilight
Solar panels were positioned so that they would get light at dawn, and the batteries of the modules that are powered by sunlight were left charged
The main obstacle for "Pragyan and Vikram" would be to resume their adventures after surviving the icy -200 degrees Celsius
The modules can restart and continue their mission to communicate information from the moon for the following fourteen days if the onboard instruments survive the cold temperature on the moon
If all goes according to plan , the rover will begin moving after receiving the commands. Later, the lander module would undergo the similar process.
This will help in boosting the chances of extension over and above what has already been an entirely successfully complete mission