In an effort to reduce rising temperatures inside India’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft, several of its on-board instruments have been switched off by scientists. Project director Mylswamy Annadurai informed CNN that temperatures on board Chandrayaan-1 had reached 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) as a result of the sun, the craft, and the moon aligning, an expected phenomenon that is predicted to continue until the end of December. Annadurai stated that the systems that are not required have been switched off and that the temperature is now 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), emphasizing that damage is ruled out. Nevertheless, Annadurai asserted that temperatures must not exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and that Chandrayaan-1 is designed to endure temperatures up to 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). Chandrayaan-1 has an expected mission duration of two years and aims to capture high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the lunar surface with a special focus on the permanently shadowed polar regions. Additionally, it hopes to identify lunar rock chemical compositions and seek evidence of water and ice. Since successfully launching on October 22 from southern India, the spacecraft is said to have separated a Moon Impact Probe, which charge-collided with the lunar surface, while Chandrayaan-1 operates in orbit. Chandrayaan-1 is equipped with payloads from the European Union, the United States, and Bulgaria. India intends to share the mission data with other programs such as NASA.
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