{"id":14790,"date":"2024-01-29T12:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/29\/japans-moon-sniper-robot-explorer-resumes-operations-on-lunar-surface\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:47:07","slug":"japans-moon-sniper-robot-explorer-resumes-operations-on-lunar-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/29\/japans-moon-sniper-robot-explorer-resumes-operations-on-lunar-surface\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s \u2018Moon Sniper\u2019 robot explorer resumes operations on lunar surface"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Japan\u2019s \u201cMoon Sniper\u201d robotic explorer is back in action, the country\u2019s space agency said Monday, after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down upon landing on the moon 10 days ago.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The explorer executed a precise landing on January 19, making Japan only the fifth country to put a spacecraft safely on the lunar surface \u2014 but faced a critical issue almost immediately.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The spacecraft landed facing the wrong direction after one of its engines failed during landing, meaning its solar cells couldn\u2019t generate electricity and it had to rely on limited battery power, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The agency shut off the lunar explorer to conserve its battery, saying it would automatically be restarted if its solar panel began generating power as the angle of the moon changed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      On Monday, JAXA announced on social media platform X that it had \u201csucceeded in establishing communication with (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM) last night and have resumed operations!\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The explorer has also captured new images of the lunar surface, it added.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Its mission can be considered at least a \u201cminimum success\u201d because it achieved a precise and soft lunar landing using optical navigation, the agency has said. Now, Japan aims to use the lander to collect unprecedented information about a region of the moon called the Sea of Nectar.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The spacecraft touched down near \ufeffa\u00a0crater\u00a0called\u00a0Shioli\u00a0\u2014 a Japanese female first name pronounced \u201cshe-oh-lee\u201d \u2014 which sits about 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the Sea of Tranquility, the region near the lunar equator where Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the moon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Multiple space agencies and countries have attempted moon landing missions over the past year, leading to a historic first as well as some\u00a0failures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      India became the fourth country \u2014 after the United States, the former Soviet Union and China \u2014 to execute a controlled landing on the moon when its\u00a0Chandrayaan-3 mission arrived\u00a0near the lunar south pole in August.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The new lunar space race is partly driven by countries\u2019 desire to access water trapped as ice in permanently shadowed regions at the lunar south pole. It could be used for drinking water or fuel as humanity pushes the bounds of space exploration in the future.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s \u201cMoon Sniper\u201d robotic explorer is back in action, the country\u2019s space agency said Monday, after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down upon landing on the moon 10 days ago. 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