Atlas (crater)

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Atlas. ==Exploration==

The Atlas crater was the primary landing site of the Hakuto-R Mission 1 by ispace, that launched on December 11, 2022. separating from the rocket 47 minutes later at a distance around away from Earth. and would have been the first Japanese probe to land on the Moon. Communication with Hakuto-R Mission 1 was lost during the final moments of descent to the lunar surface at 16:40 UTC (00:40 JST) on 25 April 2023. ==References==