Crashed Russian mission left a crater on the moon, Nasa images show
Friday, 1 September 2023 Russia's failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-metre wide crater on the moon when it crashed last month after a problem preparing for a soft landing on the south pole, according to images released by Nasa. Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in 47 years, failed on Aug. 19 when it spun out of control and crashed into the moon, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme.
Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured a new image of a crater on the moon, which is believed to be the result of Russia's Luna 25 mission. The LRO's most recent ‘before’ image was taken in June 2022, indicating that the crater formed sometime after this date. The Luna 25 mission...
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Shortly after sharing images of the Moon, featuring a new crater believed to be the impact location of Russia's Luna-25 lunar probe, Nasa has now unveiled... IndiaTimes