Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ has landed on the lunar surface. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) is yet to make an official announcement. With its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), Japan has become fifth nation in the world to achieve a landing on the Moon. Before this, only the United States, Russia, China and India have been able to do this.
The latest Japanese mission came after JAXA’s two failed lunar missions and rocket failures. The space agency is keen on success in its spacefaring endeavours.
The ‘Moon sniper’ Japan attempted to achieve ‘pinpoint’ landing on the surface of the Moon. The country has already carried out such a landing on an asteroid but landing on the Moon is tricky because of its stronger gravity.
The landing was attempted in a crater on the Moon where the lunar mantle is believed to be accessible from the surface. Mantle is the inner layer beneath the crust.
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