What is special about the Pragyan rover?

          The third module of Chandrayaan 2, the Pragyan rover is a robotic vehicle with six wheels. It weighs 27 kilograms and is designed to operate on solar power.

          Pragyan rover was built to perform a detailed on-site analysis of the lunar surface and transmit the data to the lander. It was expected to work for one lunar day, moving at a speed of 1 centimetre per second. Two of its wheels have the ISRO logo and India’s emblem that would leave a patterned track on the Moon. It contains two payloads and was designed to travel a distance of 500 metres.

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