The first pictures of the Japanese spacecraft that reached the moon

The first pictures of the landing on the moon last Saturday by the small Japanese spacecraft Moderate build Today, Thursday, the Japanese Space Agency announced…JAXA).

And with this new moon Japan It became the fifth country in the world to land on Earth's natural satellite after that United States of Americathe soviet unionthe China And India.

As announced, the SLIM landed about 55 meters from its target point, while landings generally take place at a distance of kilometers from it. It is noted that the original goal was to land on the moon at a distance of up to 100 meters from its target. However, the Japanese achievement was accompanied by a serious problem: SLIM (Lunar Exploration Intelligent Lander) The rover experienced a problem with its solar panels, forcing JAXA to shut down its power supply less than three hours after landing to conserve batteries and potentially restart them later. the JAXA It is believed that it is possible for SLIM's solar panels to work again when the angle at which the sun's rays fall on the landing site changes.

SLIM landed inside a small crater less than 300 meters in diameter, called Seoli, and was able to successfully land its two small rovers, which will analyze rocks from the Moon's internal structure (the lunar mantle), which is still largely unknown.

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