Why Japan's Moon Lander Crashed Due to An Unbelievable Computer Bug

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The investigation into why the Hakuto-R lander crashed into the moon last month after an otherwise perfect mission has revealed the answer: The software encountered unexpected terrain and didn't believe what the sensors were showing, so it started ignoring them.

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http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1302

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