Simeon Schmauß
Simeon Schmauß  ·  2 days ago

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Another one bites the (Moon)dust!

This is Intuitive Machines' #IM2 lander that once again toppled over after trying to land on Mons Mutons near the lunar south pole.

The picture had lots of detail hidden in the shadows which I brought out in processing.

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Fisheye picture from the lunar surface taken by a camera attached to the top of the IM2 lander. The lander has fallen over on it's side and the legs point towards the small half lit earth in the far distance. The crater partially lies in the shade, which covers most of the foreground. A small hill is visible on the horizon. fisheye picture from the lunar surface taken by a camera attached to the top of the IM2 lander. The lander has fallen over on it's side and the legs point towards the small half lit earth in the far distance. The crater partially lies in the shade, which covers most of the foreground. A small hill is visible on the horizon.
Fisheye picture from the lunar surface taken by a camera attached to the top of the IM2 lander. The lander has fallen over on it's side and the legs point towards the small half lit earth in the far distance. The crater partially lies in the shade, which covers most of the foreground. A small hill is visible on the horizon. fisheye picture from the lunar surface taken by a camera attached to the top of the IM2 lander. The lander has fallen over on it's side and the legs point towards the small half lit earth in the far distance. The crater partially lies in the shade, which covers most of the foreground. A small hill is visible on the horizon.
Fisheye picture from the lunar surface taken by a camera attached to the top of the IM2 lander. The lander has fallen over on it's side and the legs point towards the small half lit earth in the far distance. The crater partially lies in the shade, which covers most of the foreground. A small hill is visible on the horizon. fisheye picture from the lunar surface taken by a camera attached to the top of the IM2 lander. The lander has fallen over on it's side and the legs point towards the small half lit earth in the far distance. The crater partially lies in the shade, which covers most of the foreground. A small hill is visible on the horizon.
Simeon Schmauß
Simeon Schmauß  ·  2 days ago

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Comparing the new image with an earlier one, shows significant bending of even the top landing legs, telling me that all legs have touched the surface at one point.

According to the landing stream, the main engine continued to fire for several minutes after touchdown. #IM2

flicker animation of the image above with one taken near the Earth. The top two landing legs show some bending, otherwise the instruments on the spacecraft top side seem largely unaffected.
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