Japan shuts down its SLIM moon lander in hopes it will restart someday
![The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shut down its moon lander days after its historic arrival due to power concerns. Here, JAXA](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/01/22/japan-moon-lander-power_wide-f38d05e6d591f97d989681851e270949a7f24ebd.jpg?s=600)
The lander was powered down at 12% battery power — saving enough juice for a potential restart. Now Japan's space agency will see if its solar cell can give the lander any electricity.
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