Lunar lander Hakuto-R made a new version of the photo "Earthrise"

The Hakuto-R lunar lander, owned by Japanese startup ispace, did High-quality photo of the Earth rising over the Moon. It has been compared to NASA's famous Earthrise image.

The image was taken during the April 20 solar eclipse, so it includes the Moon's shadow passing over the Earth (a small black spot at the bottom of our planet).

The spacecraft was about 100 kilometers above the lunar surface when this image was taken. The Earth and the Moon are visible with stunning clarity, demonstrating the capabilities of the camera mounted on the lander.

The Hakuto-R mission launched on December 11, 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Startup ispace aims to be the first commercial company to safely land an unmanned module on the moon.

The launch trajectory allowed the spacecraft to travel approximately 1.4 million kilometers before it successfully entered lunar orbit on March 21, 2023. Today, April 25, the module should land on the surface of the satellite. You can watch the landing live on

YouTube channel startup. Start at 18:00 Moscow time.