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Stricken Japanese Moon mission landed on its nose

Time:2024-04-30 03:08:20 source:Stellar Spotlight news portal

By Jonathan Amos, BBC Science Correspondent

An image of the lunar surface taken and transmitted by the transformable lunar surface robot "SORA-Q" (operation verification model), installed on the private company's lunar module for the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, after landing on the Moon on 20 January. (AFP PHOTO / JAXA/ Takara Tomy / Sony Group Corporation / Doshisha University"

The Slim lander may yet come back to life if its solar cells can be made to work. Photo: AFP PHOTO / JAXA/ Takara Tomy / Sony Group Corporation / Doshisha University

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