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Photo taken on the moon shows what went wrong with an American space company's latest mission

  • Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena landed on its side in a crater 820 feet away from the intended landing site and is no longer functioning.
  • The craft landed in the Mons Mouton region on the moon's south pole.
  • Athena's batteries will not recharge due to the direction of the sun, the orientation of its solar panels, and the frigid temperatures in the crater.
  • Despite the unsuccessful landing, Intuitive Machines' teams are analyzing the collected data to gain insights for further space exploration.

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