{"id":218592,"date":"2025-05-17T04:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=03d9ee4815e35b6a7a583df63752e1e3"},"modified":"2025-05-17T04:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:17:43","slug":"nasas-lro-views-japans-resilence-lunar-lander-landing-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=218592","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s LRO Views Japan\u2019s RESILENCE Lunar Lander Landing Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">1 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?w=1100\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A black and white image of the surface of the Moon taken from NASA&#039;s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showing the Mare Frigoris landing site on the surface of the Moon.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ispace-m1488965987-90cm-str01-shrink4x-.png?resize=900,900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) imaged the landing area of the ispace SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2\u00a0RESILIENCE lunar lander which is slated to land on the surface of the Moon no earlier than June 5, 2025 (UTC). This view of the primary landing area is\u00a03.13 miles\u00a0(5,040 meters) wide and north is up. The site is in Mare Frigoris, a volcanic region interspersed with large-scale faults known as wrinkle ridges. Mare Frigoris formed over 3.5 billion years ago as massive basalt eruptions flooded low-lying terrain. <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?via=NASA&#038;text=NASA%26%238217%3Bs%20LRO%20Views%20Japan%26%238217%3Bs%20RESILENCE%20Lunar%20Lander%20Landing%20Area&#038;%23038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fimage-article%2Fnasas-lro-views-japans-resilence-lunar-lander-landing-area%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on X.\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"1200\" height=\"1227\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1227\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 1150.3H892.476L569.165 687.854V687.828Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fimage-article%2Fnasas-lro-views-japans-resilence-lunar-lander-landing-area%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook.\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fimage-article%2Fnasas-lro-views-japans-resilence-lunar-lander-landing-area%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn.\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-rss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feed\/\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to RSS feed.\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 800 800\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M493 652H392c0-134-111-244-244-244V307c189 0 345 156 345 345zm71 0c0-228-188-416-416-416V132c285 0 520 235 520 520z\"\/><circle cx=\"219\" cy=\"581\" r=\"71\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\">May 16, 2025<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"article-tags\">\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/moon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth&#039;s Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\/\">Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/lro\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) imaged the landing area of the ispace SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2\u00a0RESILIENCE lunar lander which is slated to land on the surface of the Moon no earlier than June 5, 2025 (UTC). This view of the primary landing area is\u00a03.13 miles\u00a0(5,040 meters) wide and north is up. 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