Russian lunar probe Luna 25 crashes on the Moon... Ends in failure after 47 years of attempts

Russia's unmanned lunar probe 'Luna 25' (Luna-25), launched to investigate the Moon's south pole, has crashed on the lunar surface, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) announced on the 20th (local time).

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According to foreign media, Roscosmos explained that Luna-25 deviated from its orbit, crashed, and was destroyed.

Earlier, Roscosmos had reported that an anomaly occurred on Luna-25 two days before the scheduled lunar landing, stating, "We issued the orbit insertion command, but during the operation, an emergency occurred on the probe, preventing it from maneuvering as planned," the day before.

Launched on the morning of the 11th from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Far East Russia, Luna-25 was originally scheduled to land on the north side of the Boguslawsky crater on the Moon's south pole on the 21st and carry out missions for one year, including studying the Moon's internal structure and exploring resources such as water.

This was Russia's first attempt at lunar exploration in 47 years, since the Soviet era in 1976.

Meanwhile, three days later on the 23rd, India's unmanned probe 'Chandrayaan 3,' launched on the 14th of last month, is also scheduled to attempt a landing in the Moon's south pole region.

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