The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon's south pole, but failed after encountering issues as it moved into its pre-landing orbit.

It was Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years.

The spacecraft was scheduled to land on Monday to explore a part of the Moon which scientists think could hold frozen water and precious elements.

Roskosmos, Russia's state space corporation, said it lost contact with the Luna-25 shortly after running into difficulties.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

which scientists think could hold frozen water and precious elements

Oh great. We're going to start destroying the moon now too?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a rock with no air and no life. How can we hurt it?

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah between all the other alternatives I think strip mining the moon is pretty OK. It's not as good as doing nothing - but I'd rather do it on a body with no ecosphere instead of destroying habitats

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

are you saying we can't find a way to ruin that thing for future life.. hold my lunar orbiter, son..

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

WTF is 'future life?'

No air, no water, either blasted by unfiltered sunlight or near absolute zero. It's a lifeless rock.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

okay how about this.. we develop terraforming tech in the near future, but something we're doing to the surface water there now (for example), spoils this process forever on our own Moon.. because WE weren't careful and polluted the environment for them.. i think that sounds like something we could accomplish..

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The 'water' on the Moon is ice buried below the surface.

There is nothing up there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i'm gonna write that down alright.. you're very helpful..

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

i know, son.. i didn't say there was..

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

It's the moon. There is no life there.