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Hope fades for india's historic moon lander after it fails to 'wake up'

Vikram lander as seen by the navigation camera on the Pragyan rover, August 30, 2023. [AP photo]

India's moon lander and rover, which made a historic landing on the south pole of the moon, have not "woken up" after being put in sleep mode earlier this month to survive the freezing lunar night temperatures.

Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization have not succeeded in reestablishing communication with the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover, which were part of India's pioneering Chandrayaan-3 mission.

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