SLIM landing today 10:20 ET

[Marc_G]

Another similar report, including a picture of a rock images by SLIM

https://www.theguardian.com/science...r-power-issues-landing-working-photos-surface

 

[Marc_G]

Another, with a wider picture

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68125589

 

[Marc_G]

Here's another article detailing they got two days of observations while enough light hit the solar panels. Back to sleep for the next two weeks; perhaps it will wake then.

Lunar night puts Japan's lander back to sleep https://phys.org/news/2024-02-lunar-night-japan-lander.html

Haven't heard any more about the LEV rovers since the early mission days.

 

[jsdemar]

It’s highly unlikely it will survive the lunar night at <150°C. If there was enough battery energy left for heaters, it would be possible.

 

[Marc_G]

Agreed. The earlier blackout at least had sun shining on the SLIM to keep it warm, even without hitting the panels. Surviving lunar night is very without heaters.

 

[jsdemar]

“Japan’s moon lander survives two-week lunar night after wonky landing“

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/japan-moon-lander-survive-lunar-slim-spacecraft

 

[cls]

(also on BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68400989)

congrats JAXA!!

 

[Marc_G]

SLIM still survives after three lunar nights:

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-japan-moon-lander-wasnt-built.html

 

[Marc_G]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/world/japan-moon-sniper-third-lunar-night-scn/index.html