NASA and Isro confirmed

NASA’s lunar petition (LRO) and India’s Chandran -2 orbit have seized pictures of Japan’s flexible lunar landler after suffering a catastrophic accident on the moon. The flexibility, which was developed by a private firm Icespace, was trying to touch June 5 in the Mari Freugurs area. Lander was scientific experiments and a small European lunar rover, which was tough, ready to deploy an art model at the surface. Nearly 100 seconds from the planned touchdown were lost, and new images show that the debris effect has been scattered around the site. These images provide the first confirmation of the destiny of flexibility.

Crash site photos have been displayed to the debris field

According to the image of the Capt. Crash site NASA’s lunar recovery orbit On June 11, 2025, a deep smoke of disturbing Regulatory, where flexibility affects the surface. The Chandran -2 orbit of India on June 16 seized photos of the follow -up, showing the debris field more detailed. Astronomers identified at least a dozen pieces of land and its small rover in these images.

A list of at least 12 separate debris items were given than a enthusiasm, though their exact spread is unclear. According to the violent effect, a fainted bright hall of dust surrounds it. These detailed ideas provide indicators to investigators together on how flexibility is separated.

Laser range Finder indicates an error cause

The laser alot landing on the flexibility plane began to remain behind for about 100 seconds, causing the descent to move very fast. On June 24, IceSpace confirmed that the error in the range Finder during the descent prevented the lander from reducing the planned touchdown speed. This severe effect “potentially torn the spacecraft” and destroyed all the scientific burden.

Investigators are examining factors such as lunar level reflection or hardware deficiency as a potential stimulus of failure. Flexibility was the second Hawkoto-R monner in the place. Its predecessor (April 2023) is similarly a crash landed. CEO Takshi Akhmada said the company is working on reforms and “will not allow it to be shocked” because it pursues future lunar missions.