Indian engineer finds Vikram lander via NASA

An Indian Mechanical Engineer found the missing Chandrayan lander Vikram through NASA image and the NASA confirmed it on Tuesday after acting on the tip-off.

In a tweet, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that it's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Camera sighted the remains of Vikram lander on the lunar surface. 

The #Chandrayaan2 Vikram lander has been found by our @NASAMoon mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. See the first mosaic of the impact site https://t.co/GA3JspCNuh pic.twitter.com/jaW5a63sAf

— NASA (@NASA) December 2, 2019

NASA'sconfirmation came after an Indian computer programmer and mechanical engineernamed Shanmuga Subramanian contacted NASA's project after which, the Americanspace agency confirmed the identification by comparing before and after images.

"ShanmugaSubramanian contacted the LRO project with positive identification of debris.After receiving this tip, the LROC team confirmed the identification bycomparing before and after images," NASA stated.

@NASA has credited me for finding Vikram Lander on Moon's surface#VikramLander #Chandrayaan2@timesofindia @TimesNow @NDTV pic.twitter.com/2LLWq5UFq9

— Shan (Shanmuga Subramanian) (@Ramanean) December 2, 2019

NASA furtherinformed that the debris was first located by Shanmuga is about 750 metersnorthwest of the main crash site. 

"The LROCteam scoured the surrounding area in these new mosaics and found the impactsite (70.8810°S,  22.7840°E, 834 melevation) and associated debris field. The November mosaic had the best pixelscale (0.7 meter) and lighting conditions (72° incidence angle)," it said.