NASA Discovers Crash Site of Russia's Failed Luna-25 Lander on Moon

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has likely discovered the crash site of Russia's failed Luna-25 lunar lander, which smashed into the lunar surface on August 19. LRO's images revealed a fresh impact crater near the estimated impact point provided by Roscosmos, confirming it to be from the Luna-25 mission. The crater is approximately 33 feet wide and located at 58 degrees south latitude on the moon's Pontécoulant G crater. Luna-25 aimed to be the first probe to land softly near the moon's south pole but failed, leaving Chandrayaan-3 as the current mission exploring the polar region.