India’s moon rover completes assignments and is ‘parked’ until next sunrise

The lander is now in sleep mode as night fell (Indian Space Research Organisation/AP)

India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode, less than two weeks after its historic landing near the south pole.

With daylight on that part of the moon coming to an end, the Indian Space Research Organisation said late on Saturday that the rover had completed its assignments, and “is now safely parked”.