roastedDeflator@kbin.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.world · 10 months agoJapan’s ‘moon sniper’ probe made incredibly accurate landing, but is now upside downwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down14cross-posted to: nottheonion@kbin.socialglobalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkJapan’s ‘moon sniper’ probe made incredibly accurate landing, but is now upside downwww.theguardian.comroastedDeflator@kbin.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@kbin.socialglobalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoAnd for the record, the lander was supposed to land on its side. It’s designed to do a quarter turn just before it touches the ground, but because of a slope, it rolled a little bit further than they wanted. It was so close to perfect!
And for the record, the lander was supposed to land on its side. It’s designed to do a quarter turn just before it touches the ground, but because of a slope, it rolled a little bit further than they wanted.
It was so close to perfect!