Private Japanese lunar lander captures stunning photos of Earth during solar eclipse and Earthrise.

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Private Japanese lunar lander captures stunning photos of Earth during solar eclipse and Earthrise.
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Japan's Hakuto-R lunar lander captured a stunning image of Earth during a total solar eclipse before crashing into the moon's surface. The image shows our planet sitting on top of the lunar horizon with the moon's shadow passing over Australia. The lander was part of Tokyo-based private space company ispace's Mission 1 and would have been the first commercial craft to touch down on the moon if it had been successful. Despite its fate, Hakuto-R delivered some of the most spectacular images ever taken in lunar orbit, and its approach will provide valuable data for future missions.

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