"Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Defies Odds, Survives Lunar Nights"

Japan's SLIM moon lander unexpectedly revived after lunar night, with contact reestablished despite not being designed to function after the lunar night. The spacecraft is preparing to conduct observations with its multiband spectroscopic camera to ascertain the composition of the lunar surface. SLIM's historic landing on the moon was hampered by a malfunction in one of its engines, resulting in limited operations on the surface. The mission team is investigating the cause of the malfunction and considering future countermeasures. Additionally, the spacecraft successfully deployed small rovers onto the moon, demonstrating inter-robot radio wave data transmission.