2019
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Vikram Lander
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Viking 2 Lander
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Phoenix Lander
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Mars Polar Lander
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vikram, with rover ’Pragyan’ housed inside it, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface, in the early hours of Saturday.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 20, 2019, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into lunar orbit. While orbiting the moon in a 100 km lunar polar orbit, on September 02, 2019, Vikram Lander was separated from the Orbiter in preparation for landing.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Vikram Sarabhai. The Lander was named Vikram after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai who is known as the Father of the Indian Space Programme. It was designed to function for one lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days. Lander Vikram weighs 1471 kg.
Detailed explanation-4: -India’s second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22nd July 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota.