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.

    • @Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
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      92 years ago

      Well, there is a crater, which is what Putin has apparently dedicated his life to turning preschools into. Who knows, maybe their lander spotted a rock that looked like a preschool.

  • @YeetPics@mander.xyz
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    222 years ago

    It wasn’t supposed to be a landing, that’s just western liberal propaganda. It was a special operation and it worked flawlessly.

  • Obinice
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    142 years ago

    Russian drone strike on Luna executed successfully

  • Flying Squid
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    112 years ago

    Next time we use consrcipt to steer. No more crashes or family gets pushed out of window.

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              2 years ago

              that mean all russian are bad ?

              did I fucking say that?

              This is not Putins war alone, he is backed up by a lot of russian people who actively support his cause, mildly support his politics or don’t care at all (which is basically the same)

              Of course there are also people who are afraid to speak up, but they are not the majority in this country. Putins raise to power was also backed up by many russians and they a pretty much doing the same thing that nazi germany was doing before and during WW2…

              So please stop saying that this is only putins fault…the hate for the west is very real and very deep in russia’s society.

              And you can fuck right off with your blatant whataboutism. Of course are other wars or invasions not justified, but this does not make the russians one justified…

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    -42 years ago

    I really would not be surprised if they had put a person on that mission in secret. With the hopes of making them a hero and show how great Ruzzia is.

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      22 years ago

      The mission design doesn’t support bringing anything back, so no. As crappy as Russia may be, stranding a cosmonaut on the moon doesn’t sell well with anyone.

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        it’s a better story than the falling out of the window stuff. By accident of course, everything is great in soviet russia