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Japan says 'possibility' Moon lander power can be restored
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 22, 2024
Japan powered down its Moon lander nearly three hours after a momentous touchdown to facilitate potential recovery efforts once the sun illuminates its solar panels, announced the space agency. Japan secured its position as the fifth nation to accomplish a gentle lunar landing. However, following the touchdown at 20 minutes past...
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Published on January 20, 2024 - 03:37
Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ follows Chandrayaan-3 to make historic landing, suffers major issue | Oneindia
The club of countries that can soft-land spacecraft on the Moon is continuing to grow, with Japan being the latest addition. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Friday confirmed that its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) successfully landed on the Moon’s surface at 8.50 PM IST on Friday. Despite the successful landing, the “Moon Sniper” has a major issue — its solar cells are not generating power.
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