Japan’s upside-down moon lander is back in action after nine days of sitting nose-down on the lunar surface.
After nine days of sitting on its nose on the lunar surface, Japan’s upside-down Moon lander has finally found power. The “moon sniper,” as the lander has been called by many, landed on the lunar surface on January 20, marking the most precise lunar landing yet. However, something went wrong, and it was quickly powered off, as the solar panels were facing away from the Sun.
Thankfully, though, Japan designed the lander to be able to power off and then back on if it were able to get enough of a charge. The result? The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, has now powered back on the lander and started capturing photos of the moon’s surface where it landed.
