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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the rover that is planned to explore the lunar surface
A
Vikram
B
Bahubali
C
Pragyan
D
Bharath
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The rover was a 6-wheeled, AI-powered vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to ‘wisdom’ in Sanskrit.

Detailed explanation-2: -’wisdom’ Pronunciation (help·info)) was the rover of Chandrayaan-2, a lunar mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), that launched in July 2019. Pragyan was destroyed along with its lander, Vikram, when it crash-landed on the Moon in September 2019 and never got the chance to deploy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mission’s rover was called Pragyan (Sanskrit: , lit. ‘Wisdom’) Pronunciation (help. info)) with a mass of 27 kg (60 lb), and would have operated on solar power.

Detailed explanation-4: -The expected operating time of the Pragyan rover was one lunar day or around 14 Earth days, as its electronics, not designed to endure the frigid lunar night.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chandrayaan-1 ( transl. Moon-craft, pronunciation (help·info)) was the first Indian lunar probe under the Chandrayaan program. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009.

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