A New View of the Moon

Image (Credit): The Zeeman crater as captured by Luna-25. (IKI RAS)

The first images from Russia’s Luna-25 mission have arrived. They show the far side of the Moon permanently hidden from those of us here on Earth.

The spacecraft is now orbiting the Moon, which was last done by the Russians back in 1976. The lander is expected to be on the lunar surface this Monday if all goes well.

For the sake of science (leaving politics out of it), let’s hope for a successful landing.