The Japanese spacecraft has landed upside down on the surface of the moon

The images from the SLIM spacecraft belonging to the Japan Space Agency released by the Japan Exploration Agency show that this lander has landed upside down on the moon and therefore it is not possible to move.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, the Japan Space Agency is waiting for the sun to shine from the west on the surface of the moon in order to recover its spacecraft.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced in a statement on Thursday that the spacecraft's landing was not successful due to a malfunction in its main engine, and now the lander has landed on the surface of the moon at an angle. The anomaly created during the landing caused the solar panels of the lander to be placed against the direction of the sun, and therefore it was not possible to charge them. Nevertheless, placing the lander on the surface of the moon has made Japan the fifth country with the ability to land on the moon.

Even with the loss of power to the main engine, the spacecraft software was able to automatically land SLIM. This lander was able to land on the surface of the moon at a speed of 1.4 meters per second, which is much lower than the designed speed. Of course, the horizontal angle and speed differed from the design range, and for this reason, the lander is now placed upside down on the surface of the moon.

Of course, this Japanese lander is surprisingly only 55 meters away from the original landing place. According to the announcement of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the main mission and goal of SLIM in this project was to test the precision landing technology with an accuracy of less than 100 meters. So part of the mission has been successfully completed.