Chandrayaan-2's orbiter spots Sarabhai crater on Moon on his birth centenary

“月船2号”的轨道飞行器发现月球上的萨拉巴伊陨石坑，正值萨拉巴伊100周年诞辰

NEW DELHI: The terrain map camera on board Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter has captured the image of Sarabhai crater, named after the father of the Indian space programme, on the moon. To the 300km east of this crater lie the landing sites of American Apollo 17 and Soviet-launched Luna 21 missions.

新德里：“月船2号”轨道飞行器上的地形测绘相机捕捉到萨拉巴伊陨石坑的图像，该陨石坑是以印度太空计划之父克拉姆·安巴拉尔·萨拉巴伊命名的。在这个陨石坑以东300公里处是美国“阿波罗17号”和苏联发射的“月球21号”的着陆点。

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said a three-dimensional view of the crater was generated using the TMC-2 digital elevation model and ortho image (satellite imagery geometrically corrected) on July 30. Talking to TOI, Isro chairman K Sivan said that “Chandrayaan-2 orbiter capturing the image of the crater on Dr Vikram Sarabhai’s birth centenary this year is a great thing. Though the crater was named after Dr Sarabhai long ago, we wanted our own moon orbiter to capture it and it did it nicely”.

印度空间研究组织(Isro)表示，7月30日，利用TMC-2数字高程模型和ortho图像(经过几何校正的卫星图像)生成了陨石坑口的三维视图。印度空间研究组织主席K·Sivan在接受《印度时报》采访时表示，“月船2号的轨道飞行器在维克拉姆·萨拉巴伊博士诞辰100周年时捕捉到陨石坑的图像，这是一件了不起的事。”尽管这个陨石坑很早就以萨拉巴伊博士的名字命名，但我们希望自己的月球轨道飞行器能够捕捉到它，它做到了。”

Minister of state for Department of Space Jitendra Singh said that as Sarabhai’s birth centenary year completed on August 12, this is a thanksgiving tribute to the great scientist. “ISRO has sought to pay tribute to the Father of India’s Space Program, Dr Vikram Sarabhai by announcing that Chandrayaan 2 orbiter has captured Moon images of “Sarabhai” Crater,” he tweeted.

印度空间部国务部长吉坦德拉·辛格表示，8月12日是萨拉巴伊一百周年诞辰，捕捉到该陨石坑的图像是向这位伟大科学家感恩致敬。他在推特上写道:“印度空间研究组织(ISRO)宣布，月船2号的轨道飞行器捕捉到了月球上“萨拉巴伊”陨石坑的图像，以此向印度太空计划之父维克拉姆·萨拉巴伊博士致敬。”

On the training of four gaganauts for India's maiden human space flight mission Gaganyaan, whose launch is scheduled before August 2022, the Isro chairman told TOI the training of four astronauts-to-be, which halted due to Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions in Russia, “is still going on. It was initially planned for 11 months but due to a break in training due to the lockdown, the training may now extend till next year”.

关于为印度首个载人航天任务“Gaganyaan”训练4名宇航员的问题，印度空间研究组织主席告诉《印度时报》，由于俄罗斯实施疫情封锁和限制，对4名未来宇航员的训练“仍在继续”。“Gaganyaan”计划在2022年8月前发射。最初计划训练11个月，但由于封锁导致培训中断，现在训练可能会延长到明年。”

Giving an update on the recent Modi government’s push to rope in the private sector in space activities and giving it access to Isro’s space assets, Sivan said recently “seven private entities approached us to seek help in space activities. Our consultation on their requests is going on”. He said no decision has been taken on satellite launches in coming months due to Covid-linked restrictions in several cities like Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram where key Isro centres are situated.

最近，莫迪政府推动私营企业参与太空活动，并允许它们使用印度空间研究组织的太空资产。Sivan在谈到这一进展时说，“有7家私营企业与我们接触，寻求太空活动方面的帮助。我们正在就他们的要求进行磋商。”他说，由于班加罗尔和特里凡得琅等Isro中心所在的几个城市实施了与新冠疫情相关的限制，目前还没有决定是否在未来几个月发射卫星。

On the Sarabhai crater, an Isro statement said the crater’s outer region is dominated by numerous smaller craters of varying diameter distributed over the flat Mare plains and is devoid of any large crater in its vicinity. “The raised rim, the gradient inner walls and the small hummocky floor makes the Sarabhai crater an excellent example to understand the impact processes on the lava filled region of the Moon,” it said.

关于萨拉巴伊陨石坑，印度空间研究组织在一份声明中表示，该陨石坑的外部区域主要是分布在月球表面阴暗部平坦平原上的许多直径不同的小陨石坑，附近没有任何大型陨石坑。“凸起的边缘、倾斜的内壁和小丘状的地面使其成为一个很好的研究样本，可以帮助我们了解月球上充满熔岩的区域的撞击过程。”

印度时报读者的评论：

AsaMatterOfFact

Hats off to ISRO. Now develop high powered top notch satellites for 24/7 365 days surveillance to keep track of CHINKS and PAKIS R-UE goonda ARMY.

向ISRO致敬。现在开始研发高功率顶级卫星，365天全天候监视边境地区，追踪和巴基斯坦的军队。

Shahnaz Pardeshi

I AM HAPPY TO CHEER FOR DR, V.SARABHAI--HUM SAB BHAI HAI.

向萨拉巴伊博士致敬

Human

Great News !Congretulation to ISRO

好消息!祝贺ISRO

Nalini Krishna

Country's dream will come true in the next Chanrayaan launch and make keep the country on the top.........Jai Hind.........

印度的梦想将在“月船3号”发射后实现，让印度保持领先地位。印度必胜……

Agnelo Dsa

this is all fake news. announcing this on independence day is just to fool people that something is being done. vaccine is nowhere in sight, feku wanted it by 15 aug but the backlash forced ICMR to beat a hadty retreat.

都是假新闻。在独立日宣布这一消息只是为了愚弄人们，让大家相信国家还是有进展的。目前疫苗依然遥遥无期，但莫迪希望在8月15日之前公布疫苗问世。

Hindustani Vatan Mera

ISRO is making efforts but they still need to be enhancing technolog and Indian govt should encourage students from poor family and should finance their higher studies

印度空间研究组织正在努力，但是他们仍然需要提高技术，印度政府应该鼓励来自贫困家庭的学生，应该资助他们深造

Nouzal Mohammed

Great

太棒了

Narasimhan Bangalore

Great achievement! Hats off to the people who made it possible! Wish many many heights to conquer! Go ahead!

伟大的成就!

向让这一切成为可能的人致敬!

愿你们征服许多高峰! 加油!

Debasish

Congratulations team ISRO.... Keep up the good work

祝贺ISRO团队……干得好，再接再厉

Sanjoy Pandey

Chandrayan 2 has done a good job, the only scar in the project was failure for soft landing.

“月船2号”干得好，唯一的不足是软着陆失败了。

Sushil Seth

Looking to the success of ISRO govt must double the amount to the organisation & better facilities to ISRO scientists.

期待ISRO的成功，希望印度政府将该组织的经费增加一倍，并为ISRO科学家提供更好的研发设施。

Sam Patel

ISRO is the best.

ISRO是最棒的。

satya murthy

NOW ENTIRE WORLD BOWS DOWN BEFORE TECHNOLOGY OF ISRO

现在全世界都拜服ISRO的技术

nish pha

Inspirational story of ISRO is great - considering lack of Funds and Proper Infrastructure in India ! .. Space Economics may surpass other industrial activities in Future, So we should hurry and try to Leap-Frog in Space-Science ..

鉴于印度缺乏资金和基础设施，ISRO做得太棒了，太励志了!. .

空间经济在未来可能会超越其他工业活动，所以我们应该抓紧时间，在空间科学上实现跨越式发展。

Murthy B

The whole nation is indebted to Vikram Sarabhai for his contributions to Space Research and Technology!!!!! And to all of ISRO for taking his vision forward in such outstanding way!!!!!

全国上下都感谢维克拉姆·萨拉巴伊对空间研究和技术的贡献！

ISRO以如此杰出的方式实现了他的愿景，感谢ISRO!!

P Narasiman

It is a great news on Independence Day. Salute to the people who are on this project. Regarding the allowing private partners in the space programs,is an welcome initiative but need to be very careful in selecting and including the private partnerships in the space programs. Because there are few enemy countries and spies who are inclined to spoiling our great programs. Jaihind.

在独立日收到这个好消息，真是锦上添花。向参与这个项目的人致敬。关于允许私营合作伙伴参与太空计划，这是一个受欢迎的倡议，但在选择私人合作伙伴参与太空计划时需要非常谨慎。因为一些敌对国家和间谍会破坏我们的伟大计划。印度必胜！

himwant prasad

Sarabhai was on of great Indians. I remember him and express my tribute to him. He died early because of bad marriage and offsprings. He had an excellent mind , vision

萨拉巴伊比是最伟大的印度人之一。我记得他，并向他表示敬意。他早逝是因为婚姻不幸。他有头脑、有远见。

Quhesobi

Feku, aka Surrender Modi, has made India a living hell, and he must literally come down to earth. The reality is that people are dying, but Feku is only interested in stupid things like hydroxychloroquine, drinking gaumutra, doing yoga, lighting diyas and building temples. India could have followed the South Korean model to contain the coronavirus outbreak without any lockdown if India had ramped up the testing capacity. The economy was/is/will be paying a heavy price for Feku's inaction and incompetence.

“投降的莫迪”把印度变成了人间地狱，他必须认清现实。现实情况是，人们正在死去，但莫迪只对一些愚蠢的事情感兴趣，比如羟基氯喹、喝牛尿、做瑜伽、点油灯和建寺庙。如果印度提高了检测能力，印度本可以效仿韩国，在不实施任何封锁的情况下遏制住疫情。印度经济将为莫迪的不作为和无能付出沉重的代价。

Tsp Padmanabhan

Why can't you settle in that country if you are so particular his ways by this time you should move. no later now also u can move. he is going to rule 2029.

如果你对莫迪这么挑剔，你为什么不搬去其他国家呢?莫迪将执政到2029年。

oo vshukla

Modi hatred makes Modi strong. Modi is good for India, He will be there atleast next ten years.

对莫迪的仇恨会让他变得更强，莫迪至少将继续执政10年，他执政对印度有利。

（译者：Jessica.Wu）