Japan s Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) mission has now touched down on the Moon, the space agency is now investigating whether the landing was safe.
Japan is only hours away from attempting to become the fifth nation to land on the moon, but first, their lander will need to survive 20 minutes of terror during its perilous descent.
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