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☆ Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ wakes up after long lunar night
  + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Japan’s “Moon Sniper” is the lunar mission that keeps coming back to life. This feat was unexpected given that the lunar lander wasn’t designed to survive the moon’s harsh temperatures. But the spacecraft’s waking hours were short, and on January 31, the Moon Sniper entered what JAXA called a “two week dormancy period during the long lunar night.” Temperatures during the lunar night can plunge to minus 208 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 133 degrees Celsius), according to NASA. The last scene of the moon from the lander’s perspective before lunar night was shared on X on February 1 once the mission team sent commands to the Moon Sniper and confirmed it was in a dormant state. This moody scene was the last image taken by the SLIM lander before entering lunar night in late January.
Persons: CNN —, Smart, SLIM, Odie ” Organizations: CNN, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, SLIM, Earth Locations: Japan, Houston
☆ Japan's First Moon Lander Is Aiming for a Very Small Target
  + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Associated Press | Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
TOKYO (AP) — As Japan's space agency prepares for its first moon landing early Saturday, it's aiming to hit a very small target. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, a lightweight spacecraft about the size of a passenger vehicle, is using “pinpoint landing” technology that promises far greater control than any previous moon landing. The mission's main goal is to test new landing technology that would allow moon mission to land “where we want to, rather than where it is easy to land,” JAXA has said. After landing, the spacecraft will seek clues about the origin of the Moon, including analyzing minerals with a special camera. Japan also hopes a success will help regain confidence for its space technology after a number of failures.
Persons: Smart Lander, SLIM, LEV, toymaker Tomy Organizations: TOKYO, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, U.S, Mitsubishi, Sony, Doshisha University Locations: Japan, United States, Russia, China, India, Tokyo
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