SLIM is not in great shape, but this little guy just wont quit.
JAXA wrote on X.
A little over a week after touchdown,JAXA reestablished contact with its SLIM landerand resumed operations.
JAXA’s SLIM lander ended up in a rather awkward position on the Moon.Image: JAXA
SLIM defied all odds, however, byreviving itself as night turned to day on the Moonon February 25.
As daytime turned into night on the Moon, SLIM was once again forced to hibernate.
At that point, all odds were against the upside down lander.
Its not clear what JAXA plans to do with its lander now.
The mission successfully met its primary goal bymaking a precise landing on the Moons surface.
Everything after that has been the icing on an extremely persistent cake that just refuses to die.
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