NASA’s lunar orbiter has photographed what’s believed to be the crash site of Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission some 250 miles from its intended landing point.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has located what’s believed to be the crash site of Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission.
Recommended Videos Following the crash, NASA’s Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, shared an estimate of the impact point. The LRO team used the data to design a set of search commands for its orbiter, which then located and photographed the point of interest. Since the new crater is close to the Luna 25 estimated impact point, the LRO team believes it’s most likely to have been caused by the Luna-25 mission rather than by an asteroid or meteorite.
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