The Hitomi lunar probe, launched in the 1990s, was lost during a mission and the whereabouts of its remnants were unknown for many years. According to Gismeteo, NASA used its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) space telescope to find the remnants of the craft. According to scientists, they noticed two small glowing spots, which are likely to be fragments of a lunar probe.
Hitomi was launched by the Japanese space agency JAXA in 1990 to study the lunar surface and its environment. However, communication with the craft was lost shortly after launch.
As a result, the remains of the apparatus were discovered due to the fact that LRO was able to take high-resolution photographs of the surface of the moon. The scientists hope this data will help JAXA better understand what happened to Hitomi and what problems it encountered during its mission.
This is not the first time that LRO has helped locate lost lunar landers. In 2009, he helped find the remains of the Indian lunar rover Chandrayaan-1.
The discovery of the remains of Hitomi is another example of how the use of modern technology and equipment can help decipher the mysteries of past space missions.
Source: Rosbalt
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