The spacecraft is attempting to touch down in the Mare Frigoris, or Cold Sea, region of the Moon near the lunar north pole, though backup landing sites could be used should the attempt go awry.

When you face the moon as it rises in the eastern sky, the lunar north pole points to your left as shown in the first frame of the diagram. If you stick your left arm out it will point north ...

If all went well, the lander would touch down near the center of Mare Frigoris, a lunar sea near the Moon's north pole. But all did not go well.

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover. The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace on Friday ...

A Japanese private lunar lander, Resilience, is approaching a landing attempt in the moon's far north, targeting Mare Frigoris. The mission includes deploying a small rover, Tenacious, to collect ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover. The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace on Friday ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover. The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace on Friday ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north. Friday's planned moon landing by the company ispace is the latest entry in the ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover.. The moon landing attempt by Tokyo-based company ispace on Friday ...

Astrobotic’s first lunar lander missed the moon altogether in 2024 and came crashing back through Earth’s atmosphere. For decades, governments competed to get to the moon.