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Chandrayaan-1 scientists switch off instruments as onboard temperature rises
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Chandrayaan-1 scientists switch off instruments as onboard temperature rises
Scientists have switched off several instruments on India's first lunar orbiter after temperatures rose to 49 degrees Celsius.
- Project director Mylswamy Annadurai said the temperature rise was caused by the alignment of the craft, moon, and sun.
- Annadurai ruled out damage to the spacecraft and said the temperature had fallen to 40 degrees Celsius.
- The orbiter, launched on October 22, is on a two-year mission to image the moon's surface and search for water.
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