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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Japan’s space agency says it’s communicating with its un-crewed craft “Moon Sniper” after it landed on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n

But scientists say the craft’s solar generators aren’t working – it’s relying entirely on batteries.<\/p>\n

Japan’s space agency is now rushing to fix the solar generators before the batteries run out.<\/p>\n

The landing means Japan becomes only the fifth country to land on the Moon after the US, the former Soviet Union, China and India.<\/p>\n

Last year, India made history when it successfully landed a spacecraft near the south pole of the Moon.<\/p>\n

The Japanese spacecraft aimed to land within 100m (328ft) of a location near the Shioli crater, on the near side of the Moon – scientists are still confirming if they’ve managed this.<\/p>\n

The lander may have just a few hours of life ahead of it.<\/p>\n

Officials are currently prioritising activities. They’ve turned off heaters and are now pulling down pictures from the craft and data that will tell them how well the landing software worked.<\/p>\n

The agency won’t immediately give up on Slim if it does fall silent. It’s always possible the solar cells have somehow become oriented in a way that prevents them from seeing the Sun.<\/p>\n

As the light changes angle, it’s always possible Slim could come back to life. But the temperatures on the Moon in the dark get very low – often so low that they can break electronics.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. Japan’s space agency says it’s communicating with its un-crewed craft “Moon Sniper” after it landed on the lunar surface. But scientists say the craft’s solar generators aren’t working – it’s relying entirely on batteries. Japan’s space agency is now rushing to fix the solar generators before the batteries run out. 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