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Japan’s lunar lander falls head over heels for the Moon

25 Jan 2024 Michael Banks
SLIM lunar mission
Touch down: an image of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon taken by the Lunar Excursion Vehicle-2 shows the craft landed on its nose (Courtesy: JAXA)
The Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, has today announced a possible explanation for why its lunar lander

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