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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
India now one with the British.
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Yes - failed just like the POMs.
Latest news:
Some Updates - ISRO says that have taken an image, using the high resolution camera on the orbiter, (note that this not a thermal image as some reports suggest, the thermal camera has much too low resolution). Given the size of the lander and the resolution of the camera this will be less than 10 pixels across, making claims that it's merely sitting at a bad angle dubious at best. They have not shared this image so there's no way to know how accurate their claims are. The only reliable velocity data for the impact comes from the doppler trace, and this showed no significant deceleration therefore the lander crashed at 200-400km/h. This is what they mean when they say 'hard landing'. Given the high lateral velocity it likely bounced and rolled across the surface before coming to a stop. The transmitter cut off at impact, it's likely that everything else broke at the same time and communications will not be esablished.