Japan's SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night (image)
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon. This is despite the fact the Japanese lunar lander wasn't designed to withstand even one blisteringly cold night on the moon, during which temperatures dropped as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius).
Japan's moon lander has survived longer than the space agency expected after reaching 3 months on the moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency did not anticipate its moon lander, SLIM, to survive 1 weekslong lunar night on the moon and it has now lasted 3 after reaching the moon's surface on Jan. 20.
Biden and Kishida's statements both referred to the yet-to-be-named Japanese astronaut as the first non-American to land on ...
JAXA’s SLIM lander ended up in a rather awkward position on the Moon. Image: JAXA The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night ...
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Credit: ispace U.S. WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53. ... going to the far side of the moon. The company said 1.8 billion yen will be used to cover part of the cost ...
Japan has offered to provide the United States with a pressurized moon rover—in exchange for a reserved seat on the lunar van ...
A pair of Japanese astronauts will join ... successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) craft touching down in January. However, nation ...
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The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night while lying face down on the Moon. On Wednesday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...
Japanese wisteria flowers are seen at their best in Tennogawa Park in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, on April 22, 2024.
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