SLIM: Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

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A Japanese spacecraft SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon),  touched down on the moon, making Japan the fifth country to reach the lunar surface.

• Soft Landing Club: Japan follows the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India in reaching the moon making it the 5th country to do so. 

About SLIM: Smart Lander for Investigating Moon 

• SLIM is a small-scale exploration lander designed for pinpoint landings on the Moon’s surface.
• It will also test technology fundamental to exploration in low-gravity environments, an important requirement for future scientific investigation of the solar system.
• Launched by:  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

SLIM: Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

• Objectives:

• • Demonstration of the accurate lunar landing techniques embodied in a small explorer
  • Acceleration of the study of the moon and other planets using the lighter exploration system

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