Another one bites the (Moon)dust!

This is Intuitive Machines' #IM2 lander that once again toppled over after trying to land on Mons Mouton near the lunar south pole.

The picture had lots of detail hidden in the shadows which I brought out in processing.

#IntuitiveMachines #CLPS #NASA #Moon #Earth

Comparing the new image with an earlier one, shows significant bending of even the top landing legs, telling me that all legs have touched the surface at one point.

According to the landing stream, the main engine continued to fire for several minutes after touchdown. #IM2

Another observation (that I can't take credit for):
The team seemed to have deployed the #PRIME-1 drill in a last ditch effort to get some science results.
With the lander on it's side, it's highly doubtful the drill has contact to the ground. #IM1
nasa.gov/mission/polar-resourc

Since the #IM2 lander uses very wide angle fisheye lenses, I was able to make a partial 360° panorama from the image.
This gives a slightly better sense of scale and direction.

360cities.net/image/im-2-sidew

@stim3on

Not sure if it's my setup, but getting an error when it opens 360..

@PaulHammond51 @falken I can't replicate the error either.
If everything fails you can get the original from here:
flickr.com/photos/semeion/5437

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