Japan's SLIM moon lander regains power nine days after botched landing

"SLIM was put into hibernation after landing on the moon upside down, but it woke up when sunlight hit its solar panels"

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2414496-japans-slim-moon-lander-regains-power-nine-days-after-botched-landing/

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Japan space agency says its lunar spacecraft is on the moon but is still 'checking its status'

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If SLIM landed successfully, Japan would become the fifth country to accomplish the feat after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.
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https://phys.org/news/2024-01-japan-space-agency-lunar-spacecraft.html

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