Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, touched down on the Moon early on Saturday.
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Japan s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon s surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system although the probe appears to be lying upside down.
Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, touched down on the Moon early on Saturday.
Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, although the probe appears to be lying upside-down.