Almost a week after doubts were raised about the future of India’s unmanned mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-1, following the failure of a crucial sensor on board the spacecraft, its satellite terrain mapping camera (TMC) captured the shadow of the moon on the earth’s surface during the July 22 total solar eclipse. The images were captured by the TMC onboard the 514-kg spacecraft , which is orbiting at 200 km above the lunar surface. The images were released by ISRO on Tuesday.The TMC transmitted the pictures to the space agency’s Deep Space Network at Byalalu. The high resolution images from 7.45 IST, show the lunar shadow spreading its footprint from north-eastern China to northern parts of Australia. ISRO had announced that it planned to study in detail the effects of the total solar eclipse.Source:www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=ISRO+still+over+the+moon&artid=|e8UulXu6hg=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&SEO=&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==
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