New images show Moon crash site of spacecraft that carried UAE’s Rashid Rover

New images show Moon crash site of spacecraft that carried UAE’s Rashid Rover

In April this year, ground control teams lost communication with the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander, that was carrying UAE's Rashid Rover to the Moon. It was subsequently concluded that the vessel made a hard landing on the lunar surface.

On Tuesday, Nasa released images showing the site where the crash occurred.

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft used its cameras to capture images around the landing site. When photos taken before and after the landing were compared, anomalies were found.

According to Nasa, at least four pieces of debris and other minor discrepancies can be seen in the images.

In the coming days, the LRO will capture more images of the lunar surface, from different angles and visual conditions to get more information about the landing.

After the failed attempt, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, directed that another rover be built immediately, called Rashid Rover 2.

“The mission of the spacecraft carrying the Rashid Rover did not succeed in landing on the Moon. However, we succeeded in raising the ceiling of our ambitions to reach the Moon,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted at the time. “We succeeded in creating a