Landing is hard, crashing is easy, part II

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Luna-25, the gold is probably only a few atoms thick

As previously blogged:  https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2023/04/landing-is-hard-crashing-is-easy.html

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/russia-seems-to-have-lost-contact-with-its-first-lunar-probe-in-half-a-century/

The strange thing is that the Soviets did an excellent job landing on Venus, no others have even attempted a landing:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEmlOjKmL68

Asianometry also took a look at the Soviet attempts on Mars:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knDT0iqo878

This makes me think that NASA going back to the Moon with Artemis is probably a good idea.  Better to get this landing thing down pat on a relatively close object than to skip the Moon and go directly to Mars.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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