Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.
The pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements. It had been expected to land Monday.
However, Roscosmos said it lost contact with the Luna-25 on Saturday after the spacecraft ran into difficulties and reported an "abnormal situation ". "The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon," read a statement from the agency.
The Luna-25 was in a race with an Indian spacecraft launched on July 14 to be the first to reach the south pole. Both were expected to reach the moon between Aug. 21 and 23. Image of the lunar surface, looking south across Mare Imbrium, with the crater Copernicus visible in the distance, in an image of the lunar surface taken during the Apollo 17, 7th to 19th December 1972. (Photo by Space Frontier
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