Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s ...
Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater
Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...
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Dead Athena moon lander seen inside its crater grave from lunar orbit (photos)
Intuitive Machines' Athena lander died inside a small crater near the moon's south pole, photos by NASA's Lunar ...
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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole
The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater. A photo taken by the ...
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A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Scientists think there might be ice trapped at the moon’s poles, particularly in permanently shadowed regions, or PSRs. These are craters near the poles that, because of the moon’s tilt ...
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Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater
A dramatic photograph from Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander shows it touched down Thursday in a crater near the lunar south pole and tipped over on its side. Given a low sun angle and the ...
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Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Moon lander is lying dead in a crater
Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission has ended after its lunar lander, Athena, apparently toppled over as it touched down and came to rest on its side yesterday in a shadowed crater, the company ...