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 landed on the moon on January 19, allowing Japan to become 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 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 Robotic Ship

SLIM is a lander designed to demonstrate the technology needed for precision landing missions on extraterrestrial planets. JAXA's plan is to land the lander 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 landing, causing the spacecraft to land 55 meters from the target.

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

Japanese probe successfully landed on the moon, but fear of "power outage"

At the time of SLIM’s landing on January 19, JAXA was unable to confirm whether the spacecraft’s solar panels were operational. And the images it transmitted explained why the problem occurred, as 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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