Luna 25 Impact Site (near Boguslawsky Crater)
Impact site of Luna 25, August 19, 2023. Spacecraft entered uncontrolled orbit after thruster anomaly and crashed. Confirmed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery.
What Happened Here?
Impact site of Luna 25, August 19, 2023. Spacecraft entered uncontrolled orbit after thruster anomaly and crashed. Confirmed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery.
Region Overview
Region within ~30° of the south pole containing permanently shadowed craters with confirmed water ice. Target of Chandrayaan-3, Luna 25, IM-1, IM-2 Athena, and Chang'e 7.
Missions Associated with this Site
- Luna 25 (2023) · Russia IMPACT Impact / crash site. Russia's first lunar mission since Luna 24 in 1976
Historical Timeline
- 2023-08-10 — Launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome on Soyuz-2.1b (Luna 25)
- 2023-08-16 — Entered lunar orbit (Luna 25)
- 2023-08-19 — Thruster anomaly during pre-landing orbit correction manoeuvre (Luna 25)
- 2023-08-19 — Luna 25 impacts lunar surface — mission lost (Luna 25)
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Scientific References & Sources
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