SciShow's video: We Finally Landed on the Bottom of the Moon

Humans have been hurling spacecraft at the Moon for over 60 years. But even with all that practice, it's still quite the challenge to successfully land something on the surface. Case in point: in August 2023, two missions attempted to land near the lunar south pole, and only one succeeded. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow ---------- Sources: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/space-race-timeline https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/23/science/india-moon-landing-chandrayaan-3 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/science/russia-moon-space-crash.html https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-moon-south-pole-why-nasa-wants-to-go-too https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-luna-25-crash-landing-moon/ https://apnews.com/article/russia-moon-luna25-spacecraft-mission-33c9884c907998f06bf9562be6d47445 https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/chandrayaan-2 https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=LUNA-25 https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=CHANDRYN3 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/isro-renames-gslv-mark-iii-as-lvm-3/article66049577.ece https://www.isro.gov.in/GSLVmk3_CON.html https://www.isro.gov.in/LVM3_Launchers.html https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/government-approves-rs-10000-crore-continuation-programmes-for-pslv-gslv/articleshow/64483323.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/union-cabinet-clears-rs-10000cr-for-indias-gaganyaan-project/articleshow/67288124.cms https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/russias-luna-25-spacecraft-enters-lunar-orbit-space-agency-2023-08-16/ https://everydayastronaut.com/luna-25-soyuz-2-1b-fregat-m/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/russias-luna-25-lander-has-crashed-into-the-moon/ https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/20/23839240/russias-luna-25-space-craft-ceased-to-exist-after-colliding-with-the-moon Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/moon-in-outer-space-royalty-free-image/1394088707?phrase=moon&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beresheet_Crash_Site_Spotted_LRO_02.gif https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00001 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5127 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ice-confirmed-at-the-moons-poles https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/droplets-splashes-up-in-the-air-from-a-creek-stock-footage/1404804950?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/lunar-base-illustration-royalty-free-image/1182309972?phrase=moon+base&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZOND.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Луна-24_3_(24432633921)_cropped.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandrayaan-1-03.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandrayaan-2_Vikram_lander_Impact_Ejecta_with_scalebar.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSLV-C11_launch2.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GSLV_Mk_III_M1,_Chandrayaan-2_Lifting_off_01.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LVM3_M4,_Chandrayaan-3_-_Launch_vehicle_lifting_off_from_the_Second_Launch_Pad_(SLP)_of_SDSC-SHAR,_Sriharikota_02.webp https://www.isro.gov.in/chandrayaan3_gallery.html https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-lro-observes-crater-likely-from-luna-25-impact/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GSLV_Mk_III_M1,_Chandrayaan-2_-_Pragyan_rover_mounted_on_the_ramp_of_Vikram_lander.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-lro-observes-chandrayaan-3-landing-site/