At 10 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, SLIM fired its engines to begin its descent from lunar orbit. At 10:20, its main landing gear touched the surface near a small crater named Shioli in the equatorial region of the moon's near side.
The technology could also be useful for future missions like those in NASA's Artemis program. Japan is a partner in that program, which will send astronauts back to the moon in the coming years.
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