highlights

 It seems you are interested in the latest news about the Vikram lander, which is part of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon. According to the news articles from my web search, here are some of the highlights:

• The Vikram lander made a historic soft landing near the Moon’s south pole on 23 August 2023, becoming the first spacecraft to ever do so123.
• The lander carries a six-wheeled rover called Pragyaan, which will explore the lunar surface and collect data and images3.
• The lander and the rover have been put in “sleep mode” as the Sun begins to set on the Moon, and they will fall asleep next to each other once the solar power is depleted and the battery is drained1. They are expected to reawaken around 22 September when the next lunar day starts1.
• The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which was already around the Moon, captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 lander enjoying a slumber on the Moon and shared it with ISRO24. The image shows the lander’s four landing legs and its shadow on the lunar surface2.
• The lander also performed a “successful hop experiment” by firing its engines, rising up by about 40cm and landing at a distance of 30-40cm. This means the spacecraft could be used in future to bring samples back to Earth or for human missions1.