"Japan's Successful Moon Landing: Unveiling Images and Insights"

NASA released images of Japan's SLIM moon probe taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, showing a change in reflectance around the lander due to engine exhaust. Despite a successful pinpoint landing, SLIM's orientation was off, hindering power generation from its solar panels. JAXA suspects an engine issue and hopes power generation will start when the west side of the Moon is exposed to sunlight. The spacecraft also deployed a robot named SORA-Q, which captured an image of SLIM tilting over on the Moon's surface.