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2024-01-19 Science & Technology

Touchdown! Japan lands on the moon - but mission control struggles to make contact with the lander

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

Japan became the fifth nation to successfully land on the lunar surface

To survive the risky descent Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) used 'smart eyes' to navigate precisely

Related: Japan will attempt to land on the moon TODAY - here's how to watch as its 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft navigates through '20 minutes of terror' descent

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