Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has reawakened, after surviving three lunar nights.
Japan's lunar lander survives the lunar night | BBC News
A social media post from the lander's X account confirmed that SLIM had once again defied the odds and captured an image of the lunar surface with its navigation camera.
SLIM was revived a few weeks ago, after a second lunar night. But with telemetry showing that some of the electronics (temperature sensors) and battery cells were malfunctioning, the chances of the lander making it through a third lunar night seemed remote.
But against all odds, SLIM has moved once more on the lunar surface despite lacking a heater to keep the electronics warm.
