All hopes are lost, as Lunar Night has set at the Shiv Shakti point, the landing site of the Chandrayaan-3.

This means, Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover have been put to rest as the lunar night has set in and cast a long shadows over Shiv Shakti Point.

Sunlight began receding on the Shiv Shakti Point on September 30, starting a lunar night.

Shiv Shakti Point is located between the Manzinuz C and Simpelius N craters, around 4,200 kms from the lunar north pole. Lunar night refers to a period of darkness on the Moon's surface that lasts for approximately 14 days. Temperatures on the lunar surface are known to dip to as low as -180 degrees Celsius during the lunar night. Vikram lander and Pragyan rover are dependent on sunlight for their functioning.

The European station in Kourou and ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru had been attempting to revive the duo but to no avail. The present lunar night, however, marks an end to the mission since it is impossible for the lander and rover to survive in the harsh weather conditions.

Despite many failed attempts to wake up the Vikram-Pragyan duo, S Somanath, chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), believes that the Chandrayaan-3 mission is largely a success as it has already accomplished its stated objectives. "It is OK if it does not wake up because the rover has done what it was expected to do," Somanath told reporters.