The Luna 25 lander hit the moon last month in a harsh end to Russia’s first moon mission in almost half a century.
Based on observations by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Nasa said on Thursday that it appears the impact created a crater 33 feet across.
This fresh crater is about 250 miles short of the spacecraft’s intended landing site at the lunar south pole, and farther north. India’s moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulphur and detected several other elements on the surface near the lunar south pole Nasa’s spacecraft found no evidence of a crater in this spot in pictures taken during a flyover last year.Since the newfound crater is close to where scientists believe Russia’s lunar lander crashed, “it is likely to be from that mission, rather than a natural impactor”, Nasa said in a statement.
Meanwhile, India’s rover is exploring the moon’s south polar region after successfully touching down a few days after Russia’s failure.
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