
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) also said it received all data about the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)’s landing in the two hours and 37 minutes after the touchdown and before the probe lost power.
SLIM’s solar panels have been unable to generate electricity likely because they were angled wrong, but a change in the sunlight’s direction could power it up again, Jaxa said.
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