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Japan has just made history by becoming the fifth country to successfully land on the Moon.
Along the way, they debuted a technology that could optimize space exploration in the future.
This was a groundbreaking achievement, as mankind had never attempted such precision in landing a spacecraft off-Earth.
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By achieving this, it will become possible to land on planets even more resource scarce than the Moon.
Though a successful mission, it was not without its challenges.
The spacecraft was turned off just three hours after its historic lunar touchdown on Saturday to save power.
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Luckily, SLIM released two rovers it was carrying shortly before touchdown, which are both communicating with Earth.
The second rover can move using a hopping mechanism and is equipped with cameras and a few science payloads.
As JAXA hopes to restart SLIM, it has already made history with their cutting edge technology.
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Japan has just made history by becoming the fifth country to successfully land on the Moon.
Photo: JAXA
