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India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe (efe.com)
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India fails to re-establish communication with its Moon probe::undefined

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[โ€“] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Vikram lander and rover weren't designed to survive the lunar night so this was expected, but a loss nonetheless.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right? It was planned.

14 days in really cold and dark is really harsh for any electronics. Unless it had a radio isotopes generator, I can't imagine much of anything electronics surviving.