NASA Captures Images of Japanese Lunar Lander Crash Site from Moon Orbit

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.NASA released the pictures...

A NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon recently took photos of the crash site of a lunar lander from a Japanese company. The images were released by NASA two weeks after the lander, named Resilience, crashed into Mare Frigoris, a volcanic region in the moon's far north. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the scene, showing a dark smudge and a faint halo caused by the impact. This was the second failed mission in two years for ispace, with a news conference planned to discuss the incident.



Source: Manila Bulletin
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