A post on social media from the lander’s X account confirmed that once more, SLIM had defied the odds and snapped a picture of the lunar surface using its navigation camera.
However, with telemetry showing that some of the electronics (temperature sensors) and battery cells were malfunctioning, the chances of the lander making it through a third lunar night seemed remote.
“SLIM’s condition will be monitored to clarify areas where deterioration has progressed due to the day and night environments, and where there is less susceptibility.”
The mission was initially declared a “minimum success” because the lander tipped onto its side during the landing, meaning that it could not achieve all the intended goals.
JAXA gave no indication as to whether SLIM might survive a fourth lunar night or the state of the lander’s electronics.
At the start of April, hopes that a third night might be survivable were tempered with a warning that “the sensors and other functions are gradually being lost.”
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A post on social media from the lander’s X account confirmed that once more, SLIM had defied the odds and snapped a picture of the lunar surface using its navigation camera.
However, with telemetry showing that some of the electronics (temperature sensors) and battery cells were malfunctioning, the chances of the lander making it through a third lunar night seemed remote.
“SLIM’s condition will be monitored to clarify areas where deterioration has progressed due to the day and night environments, and where there is less susceptibility.”
The mission was initially declared a “minimum success” because the lander tipped onto its side during the landing, meaning that it could not achieve all the intended goals.
JAXA gave no indication as to whether SLIM might survive a fourth lunar night or the state of the lander’s electronics.
At the start of April, hopes that a third night might be survivable were tempered with a warning that “the sensors and other functions are gradually being lost.”
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