Lander of Chandrayaan-2 was named after the Scientist:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Vikram Sarabhai.

• The Lander was named Vikram after Dr Vikram A Sarabhai who is known as the Father of the Indian Space Programme.
• It was designed to function for one lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days.
• Lander Vikram weighs 1471 kg.

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• Chandrayaan-2 is India’s 2nd moon mission which was successfully launched by GSLV-MkIII-M1 from Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
• In 2019, Chandrayaan-2 was launched with an orbiter and a lander named Vikram, and a six-wheeled rover named Pragyaan ISRO. The orbiter is still functional and the lander crashed before its induction in any research operation. ​