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The LRO camera team located the likely location of the impact crater, after an estimate was published by Russian researchers. The crash site is situated on the steep inner rim of the Pontécoulant G crater, which is 400 kilometers short of Luna 25's intended landing point if it had attempted a landing procedure. [39]
The first video of the rover, posted on 25 August 2023, showed it leaving the Vikram lander on a ramp and driving onto the Moon. ISRO posted the video in a thread on Twitter that also included footage from the lander approaching its landing site and kicking up dust as it touched down on the surface.
In early planning for the Apollo program, it had been assumed that two Saturn V launch vehicles would be used for each lunar mission: one for sending the crew aboard a Lunar Surface Module (LSM) to lunar orbit, landing, and returning, and a second for sending an LSM-Truck (LSM-T) with all of the equipment, supplies, and transport vehicle for ...
Navcam, short for navigational camera, is a type of camera found on certain robotic rovers or spacecraft used for navigation without interfering with scientific instruments. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Navcams typically take wide angle photographs that are used to plan the next moves of the vehicle [ 4 ] or object tracking.
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Backup camera provides real-time video information regarding the location of your vehicle and its surroundings. [50] This camera offers driver's aid when backing up by providing a viewpoint that is typically a blind spot in traditional cars. [14] When the driver puts the car in reverse, the camera automatically turns on. [14]