Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies
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February 28, 2024
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies.
Intuitive Machines posted new photos of the moon's unexplored south polar region Tuesday.
The company's lander, Odysseus, captured the shots last Thursday shortly before making the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years. Odysseus landed on its side, hampering communication and power generation.
Once sunlight can no longer reach the lander's solar panels, operations will end. Intuitive Machines expects that to happen sometime between T...
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