Pragyan is currently in sleep mode on the lunar surface and could wake up if its electronic circuits have not been damaged due to the extreme weather. The temperature on the lunar surface drops to nearly -200 degree Celsius.
Chandrayaan-3 landing: The scientist told Chinese-language newspaper Science Times that the landing site, at 69 degrees south latitude, is not near the south pole.
As the discussion continued, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said ISRO scientists are eagerly waiting for the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover to wake up from their 14-day sleep during the lunar night.
India must now contribute towards the framing of an international space resource-management framework that balances competing objectives in pursuit of the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes