"Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Makes Historic Pinpoint Landing on Lunar Surface"
TL;DR
Japan's Moon lander, Slim, landed on its nose due to an abnormality in the main engine, causing difficulties in generating electricity needed to operate. The spacecraft's solar cells couldn't work, leading to a decision to hibernate it in hopes of waking it when lighting angles change at its landing location. Despite the setback, the mission achieved success with the deployment of the small robots Sora-Q and Lev-1, marking a groundbreaking achievement in lunar exploration and demonstrating valuable technology for future missions.
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- Japan praises 'pinpoint' moon landing by its SLIM probe Reuters
- Japan Lands on Moon, Paving Way For Future Missions DISCOVER Magazine
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