ISRO says Chandrayaan 2 lander Vikram located, attempting contact

Vikram, the lander, was lost when it was attempting a "soft" or controlled landing near the south pole of the moon

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chief K Sivan said on Sunday Chandrayaan-2’s lander, the Vikram, had been located after the orbiter sent an image of the same but communication has not been established yet. Sivan said Vikram “must have had a hard-landing” on the lunar surface. “We are trying to have contact. It will be communicated soon,” he said.  

An official from the space agency said the lander was in an upturned position and it could have been damaged.

Chandrayaan-2 orbiter has the highest resolution camera (0.3m) used in any lunar mission so far. It will provide high-resolution images, which