surface of moon grey rocky cratered with luna 25 spacecraft piece visible in upper left corner
The lunar south pole region on the far side of the moon, captured by Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft before its failed attempt to land.
  • NASA discovered a huge new crater on the moon with a diameter of 33 feet.
  • The crater was likely caused by Russia's Luna-25 lander crashing into the moon last month, NASA said.
  • Had Luna-25 not crashed, it would've been the first craft to explore the lunar south pole region. 

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered a new crater on the moon that's 33 feet in diameter — as wide as a 3-story building is tall.