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Crashed lander spotted

Image: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Image: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander, operated by private Japanese company ispace, crashed onto the Moon just prior to touchdown on April 25. In May, researchers from Arizona State University released images gathered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, showing the location of the crashed lander and its associated debris field.