The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the wreckage of Russia’s first moon probe in almost 50 years the Luna-25 lunar lander first moon probe in almost 50 years.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Crashed Luna-25 Lander’s Resting Place In Moon|The Moscow Times
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the crashed Luna-25 into the lunar surface on August 19 while attempting a maneuver to prepare for a landing.
Last week, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) may have discovered a crater caused by a crash, according to agency officials.
The crash resulted in a powerful blast that created the crater which the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered.
The handlers of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) searched for the landing site of Luna-25, based on a predicted location given by Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team used the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) to take pictures of the moon’s surface on Aug. 24.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team then compared these new photos with previous ones taken by LROC, the most recent being in June 2022, and found a bright, fresh crater on the moon likely caused by Russia’s Luna 25.
The images captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter offer valuable information about the impact site and the aftermath of the failed landing of the Luna 25 mission, Firstpost says.
Since it was launched in 2009, the images and observations taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have greatly enhanced our knowledge of the Moon’s surface and its geological characteristics, Firstpost added.
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