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Japanese lunar lander wakes up after rough landing keeps it in the dark

By Lily Larsen
Published January 30, 2024 3:29pm ET
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Japanese lunar lander wakes up after rough landing keeps it in the dark
This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University shows an image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) of a robotic moon rover called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, on the moon. (JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University via AP)

Japan’s smart lander is back in action Monday after several dark days left it without power.

Japan became the fifth country to have a spacecraft land on the moon when the explorer reached its destination on Jan. 19. The power problem occurred when the explorer landed with its solar panels facing the dark lunar surface instead of the sun. 

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