Japan’s SLIM Lander Survives Second Lunar Night

Credit: JAXA
Japan’s Smart Lander For Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft has survived a second lunar night and was functional enough to image and transmit new pictures from its landing site. SLIM touched down on Jan. 19, making Japan the fifth country to successfully land on the Moon after the Soviet Union, U...

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