#Moon: Finding Hakuto-R1. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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🗓️ 25 May 2023
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#Moon: Finding Hakuto-R1. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-spots-hakuto-r1-impact-debris-on-moon/
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| 0:00.0 | Elevate your summer nights |
| 0:03.0 | with all the indulgence of the new Magnum Double Star Chaser. |
| 0:08.0 | With cracking chocolate, popcorn flavor, and rich caramel sauce for the night. |
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| 0:25.0 | This is CBS Eye on the World, CBS Eye On. |
| 0:28.0 | The move. Bob Zimmerman is here. He keeps the website behind the black. |
| 0:32.0 | And a discovery. Bob, what is Haku-no-R1 to discover? |
| 0:36.0 | This was the privately built and financed Luda lander that accompanied Japanese companies called Ice Base. |
| 0:44.0 | Attempted to land on the move softly in April of this year's last month. |
| 0:49.0 | They carried some payloads including the UAE's small Rasheed Rover. |
| 0:55.0 | Unfortunately, everything had worked great until the moment of landing and something went wrong. |
| 0:59.0 | They lost communications with it. |
| 1:02.0 | At the time of landing based on the data that came in and the communications data, |
| 1:07.0 | they thought it was possible that Haku-no-R1 had landed softly. |
| 1:11.0 | But unfortunately, maybe hit something on the ground like a bulb or that damaged it. |
| 1:16.0 | So that's why they lost communications. |
| 1:18.0 | That was one speculation. The communications data, though, was puzzling and did indicate the possibility of landed softly. |
| 1:24.0 | Well, now we have different news. |
| 1:26.0 | Luda reconnaissance orbiter, which has been orbiting the moon now for almost 15 years, |
| 1:31.0 | they used the camera on that to take pictures before and after a spot where they thought this thing landed. |
| 1:38.0 | And they now released images before and after. |
| 1:41.0 | I've got them posted behind the black and you can see. |
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