NASA moon orbiter spots crash site of Russia's failed Luna-25 lander (photos) (www.space.com)
from deconstruct@lemm.ee to technology@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 21:03
https://lemm.ee/post/6201370

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.

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avater@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 21:05 next collapse

hihihihi 😆

MrNesser@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 21:09 next collapse

Well at least the Russians contributed something to lunar exploration

[deleted] on 31 Aug 2023 21:19 collapse

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Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com on 01 Sep 2023 07:46 collapse

Paid for with rubbles.

Arkarian@lemmy.zip on 31 Aug 2023 21:14 next collapse

Just a rapid unscheduled disassembly.

Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de on 31 Aug 2023 21:21 next collapse

Does Roscosmos get to name the crater they made?

Buffaloaf@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 21:35 next collapse

The eto vsegda bylo zdes’ crater

theodewere@kbin.social on 31 Aug 2023 21:43 collapse

they'll just call it Victory Valley or something ass backwards and upside down like they do

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 21:39 next collapse

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

theodewere@kbin.social on 31 Aug 2023 21:44 next collapse

if he hits the target, he gets a free used toilet

xavier666@lemm.ee on 01 Sep 2023 07:18 collapse

Note: Plumbing not included

ezures@lemmy.wtf on 03 Sep 2023 11:52 collapse

Iron lung, but in space

WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca on 31 Aug 2023 21:58 next collapse

It’s a small misstep for man, a giant shitshow for pootin

AnonymousBaba@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 22:12 next collapse

all comments are just sad

theodewere@kbin.social on 31 Aug 2023 22:51 next collapse

this is how we process grief

avater@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 06:11 collapse

tell me why. This is the flawless, fearless, borderline superior country that wants to conquer back most of europe and is actively invading souvereign countries, killing or locking up unwanted citizens and is failing at nearly everything it has touched the last years.

Their economy is plumbeling down, their unemployment rate is sky rocking, their degenerated war has brought nothing but suffering and death all over the world and also into their own land and now their superior space mission failed spectaculary as some pieces on the surface of the moon.

So tell me why we shouldn’t joke around that after all this propaganda from russia that painted their country as this nearly godlike and flawless entity? Please tell me why…

[deleted] on 01 Sep 2023 18:16 collapse

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avater@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 19:09 next collapse

this is not only putins war, part of the russian people is supporting him too

[deleted] on 01 Sep 2023 19:42 collapse

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avater@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 20:43 collapse

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…

[deleted] on 01 Sep 2023 21:39 collapse

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SRo@lemmy.sdf.org on 01 Sep 2023 19:30 collapse

As long as Russia is the enemy, russians are the enemy.

[deleted] on 01 Sep 2023 19:41 collapse

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Aussiemandeus@lemmy.world on 31 Aug 2023 22:25 next collapse

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.

evranch@lemmy.ca on 01 Sep 2023 06:50 collapse

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.

avater@lemmy.world on 02 Sep 2023 16:56 next collapse

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

AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world on 02 Sep 2023 17:40 collapse

But Kerbels are just fine, which is good cause I didn’t design a way to get them back

ithas@artemis.camp on 31 Aug 2023 23:38 next collapse

It's really impressive to me they were, assuming correct, able to pinpoint this on a celestial body from estimates.

obinice@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 00:22 next collapse

Russian drone strike on Luna executed successfully

carl_dungeon@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 00:55 next collapse

Crazy, I don’t see any Ukrainian preschools there?

Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 01:28 collapse

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.

A_A@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 2023 01:36 next collapse

Russia made its mark on the moon 😆

YeetPics@mander.xyz on 01 Sep 2023 02:28 collapse

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