Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ spacecraft touches down on lunar surface, official word awaited.
Japan has become the fifth nation in the world to achieve a landing on the surface of the Moon. However, official announcement about this is still to be made.
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 rocks exposed here are crucial in the search for the origins of the moon and the Earth,” Tomokatsu Morota, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo specializing in lunar and planetary exploration, told AFP.
