Images of Japanese lander transmitted from the moon

Image of Japan's SLIM lander on the lunar surface taken by the LEV-2 robot that followed the lander

The SLIM lander touched down on the moon on January 19, making Japan the fifth country in the world to achieve that feat. And new photos provide visual evidence of the success.

In the photo released by JAXA today, January 25, the SLIM spacecraft lies on the gray lunar soil. This image comes from the robot spacecraft LEV-2, also known as SORA-Q, 1 of 2 mini-landers launched with SLIM.

"SORA-Q became Japan's first robot to land on the moon and take pictures," Space.com quoted Kintaro Toyama, president of toy company Takara Tomy, which developed LEV-2 with JAXA, Sony and Doshisha University.

LEV-2 Robot Ship

SLIM is a lander designed to demonstrate the technology needed for precision landing missions on extraterrestrial planets. JAXA's plan is to land within 100 meters of its target, which is why it has been nicknamed the "moon shooter."

According to JAXA, one of SLIM's two main engines may have stopped working during the final stage of the landing process, causing the spacecraft to land 55 meters from the target.

In normal engine conditions, SLIM is said to be able to stay 3-4 m away from the target.

Japanese probe lands on the moon successfully, but fears "power outage"

At the time of SLIM’s landing on January 19, JAXA could not confirm whether the spacecraft’s solar panels were operational. And the images sent back explain why the problem occurred, because SLIM landed head first, and in this position the spacecraft could not absorb the desired solar power.

Fortunately, the two robot ships LEV-2 and LEV-1 operated successfully on the surface of the earth's natural satellite.

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