It turns out that Odysseus landed on the Moon without any altimetry data

Moon mission Odysseus to be cut short after tumble

In the span of just 34 days, two different spacecraft have joined a rare club: landing on the Moon sideways. It’s not what either the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) or Houston-based Intuitive Machines were aiming to do. But bother are calling their missions a success.

New realistic computer model will help robots collect Moon dust