CNN —The Odysseus spacecraft has dispatched new images it captured of the lunar surface during the lander’s harrowing approach to the moon.
The grainy images were shared by Intuitive Machines, the company that developed Odysseus, on Monday morning.
What Odysseus’ images revealAn image released by company Friday showed a view of the moon’s Schomberger crater captured by the spacecraft during its descent.
“The camera is on the starboard aft-side of the lander in this phase,” the Intuitive Machines post noted, referring to the right rear portion of the vehicle.
Intuitive Machines shared Odysseus’ precise location: The spacecraft is sitting at the coordinates 80.13°S and 1.44°E on the moon, resting at about 2,579 meters (8,500 feet) in elevation.
Persons:
Odysseus, ’, “ Odysseus, Odie, Florida —, Embry ‑ Riddle CubeSat, ” Embry, Riddle
Organizations:
CNN, Reconnaissance, NASA, Goddard, Arizona State University, Embry, Riddle University
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Florida