NASA Images Show Japanese Lunar Lander Crash Site

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A NASA spacecraft is near the moon. It took pictures of a crash site. The crash was of a Japanese lunar lander.

NASA showed the pictures on Friday. This was two weeks after the crash. The ispace lander hit the moon very hard.

The pictures show a dark mark on the moon. This is where the lander crashed. The lander was called Resilience and had a small rover.

NASA's Lunar Orbiter took the pictures last week. It orbits the moon. The pictures show dirt that moved from the crash.

This crash is the second failure for ispace. They are from Tokyo. They will talk about why the mission failed next week.

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What did NASA's spacecraft take pictures of?

It took pictures of a crash site.

What was the name of the lander that crashed?

The lander was called Resilience.

When did NASA show the pictures of the crash?

NASA showed the pictures on Friday, two weeks after the crash.

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