Smart Lander for Investigating Moon

The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission was a lunar lander mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that launched on September 6, 2023, and landed on the Moon's surface on January 19, 2024. The lander successfully demonstrated precision lunar landing, recognizing lunar craters using facial recognition technology and determining its location from observation data collected by the SELENE (Kaguya) lunar orbiter mission. The mission aimed to achieve a soft landing with an accuracy range of 100 meters. The lander operated on the Moon's surface until August 23, 2024, when its operation was terminated. The SLIM mission was a key milestone for Japan in its lunar exploration program, and it is expected to enhance the quality of space exploration.learn more on wikipedia