Another shot of Athena from LRO, this time on March 10, 2025. The lander is inside a crater at the center bottom of the frame; the inset shows a 4x enlargement of that area.

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander died inside a small crater near the moon's south pole, photos by NASA's Lunar ...

Athena, the second lunar lander from Houston company Intuitive Machines, tipped over during its touchdown on March 6, ending up on its side within a small crater near the moon's south pole.

Moon Rover Is Stuck Inside Toppled Athena Lunar Lander It just wants to roll, but it can't get out the door. By Jon Martindale March 12, 2025 ...

The Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover aboard the toppled Intuitive Machines Athena lunar lander survived the landing that took out its parent spacecraft and even managed to ...