Firefly Aerospaceshareda brief, 30-second clip of Blue Ghost drilling onto the lunar surface earlier this week.
Fireflys Blue Ghosttouched down on the lunar surfaceon Sunday, March 2 at 3:34 a.m.
The lander touched down in Mare Crisium, a large impact site that was later filled with basaltic lava.
Honeybee Robotics' Lunar PlanetVac instrument shown at the end of Blue Ghost’s surface access arm.Firefly Aerospace
The spacecraftcaptured an awe-inspiring video of its descenttoward the heavily cratered lunar surface.
Over the weekend, the lander began approaching lunar noon, according to Firefly.
The companys follow-up mission to the Moon alsoended up on its side and was declared deadshortly after arrival.
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