Japan’s lunar explorer, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), has resumed its mission after successfully establishing communication with the probe. The spacecraft landed on the Moon on January 20 but landed upside down, hindering its solar panels’ ability to receive sunlight. With the lunar day, SLIM has regained power and resumed its tasks, including analyzing the composition of olivine rocks on the lunar surface to gain insights into the Moon’s origin and evolution. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has named the rocks the probe is analyzing after different dog breeds.
Japan’s SLIM Lunar Explorer Resumes Mission After Solar Power Boost
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