As Night Falls, India's Lunar Lander/Rover Goes to Sleep. Probably Forever
After two weeks of daylight, night has finally returned to the Chandrayaan-3 landing site, shutting off its energy source and dropping the temperature precipitously. India's space agency announced that they have transferred all their data home and switched off the lander and rover, putting them into safe mode. The lander and rover were only designed to last a single lunar day, but ISRO hopes they'll somehow last through the two weeks of lunar night and wake up again - but it's a longshot.
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