# Japan’s lunar lander falls head over heels for the Moon

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/japans-lunar-lander-falls-head-over-heels-for-the-moon/
- Published: 2024-02-02T09:45:29-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Touch down – an image of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon taken by the Lunar Excursion Vehicle-2 shows the craft landed on its nose. Image courtesy of JAXA. Article by Michael Banks. Physics World – January 25, 2024. The Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, has today announced a possible explanation for why its lunar lander is unable to generate power from its solar panels – the craft landed upside down. […] Click here to view original web page at physicsworld.com