Roscosmos has published the first high-quality image of the lunar surface, taken by the automatic station "Luna-25". The probe captured the far side of the Moon using television cameras of the STS-L complex.
The image captures the Zeeman south polar crater on the far side of the Moon. The coordinates of the center of the crater correspond to 75 degrees south latitude and 135 degrees west longitude.
The state corporation noted that the Zeeman crater is a unique object: the height of its surrounding rampart reaches eight kilometers above the surface relative to the flat bottom.
The obtained images significantly supplement the currently available information about this crater.
In addition, "Luna-25" measured the flows of gamma rays and neutrons from the surface of the Moon. Parameters of the near-lunar space plasma and gas-dust exosphere in lunar orbit were also obtained.
As a reminder, the landing of "Luna-25" should take place very soon – August 21.
