NASA moon orbiter spots crash site of Russia's failed Luna-25 lander (photos)
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NASA moon orbiter spots crash site of Russia's failed Luna-25 lander (photos)
https://www.space.com/russia-luna-25-moon-crash-site-lro-photos
Luna-25 slammed into the moon on Aug. 19 during a maneuver designed to set up its touchdown.
The final resting place of Russia's failed Luna-25 lunar lander has apparently been found.
Luna-25, Russia's first moon probe in 47 years, smashed into the lunar surface on Aug. 19, during a maneuver designed to set up its touchdown try a few days later.
The crash blasted out a new 33 feet (10 meters) wide crater, which NASA's sharp-eyed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) likely found last week, agency officials said.