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https://phys.org/news/2025-06-nasa-spacecraft-moon-site-japanese.html

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash
site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.

NASA released the pictures Friday, two weeks after ispace's
lander slammed into the moon.

The images show a dark smudge where the lander, named Resilience,
and its mini rover crashed into Mare Frigoris or Sea of Cold,
a volcanic region in the moon's far north. A faint halo around
the area was formed by the lunar dirt kicked up by the impact.

. . .

Now we know for sure. The last one DID land, but then
tipped-over on its head.

Remember all those 50s/60s movies where Japan played
a major role in space ? What the hell happened ?
Japan has had TERRIBLE luck in space affairs. Its
rockets are very iffy, its planetary probes seem
to always crash. Its one great success was getting
asteroid samples.

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