Why Japan wants to land on the moon with its SLIM lander

Japan has made history in becoming the fifth nation to achieve a 'soft' landing on the moon - but what's it all for? Tom Clarke explains

Friday 19 January 2024 15:06, UK

Japan's garden shed-sized Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, isn't the biggest, or most ambitious robotic mission to the moon, but their aim was to be the most precise.
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