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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Mare Crisium: Failure then Success (Luna 23)

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012
Uploaded by Waspie_Dwarf
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Mare Crisium: Failure then Success (Luna 23)
Image credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

Uploader comment: The entire Luna 23 vehicle (descent stage, ascent stage and Earth-return capsule) landed at an unexpected speed and fell on its side. Enlargement of vehicle in lower left inset; D: descent stage, A: ascent stage.


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