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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Sadly, Athena toppled over on the moon. With a lunar eclipse coming shortly, why didn't they design in a secondary power source over solar?

www.theguardian.com

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Sadly, Athena toppled over on the moon. With a lunar eclipse coming shortly, why didn't they design in a secondary power source over solar?

www.theguardian.com

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Athena spacecraft declared dead after toppling over on moon

www.theguardian.com

Robotic private spacecraft touched down about 250 meters from its intended landing site on Thursday

Even if it landed correctly, why would they plan a solar powered mission to the moon when our next lunar eclipse is in like 5 days?

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Ah, but it did send data back before the battery ran down, at least enough data to confirm it fell over when it landed.

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