Comments on: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographs SLIM on the Moon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-photographs-slim-on-the-moon/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: V-Man https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-photographs-slim-on-the-moon/#comment-1442837 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:22:06 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102299#comment-1442837 Given that the lander will be lost soon anyway, why don’t they try to flip it over with the maneuvering thrusters? Not powerful enough?

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-photographs-slim-on-the-moon/#comment-1442836 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:50:00 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102299#comment-1442836 In reply to Max.

Max: In my previous reports on SLIM, on this very webpage, I quote as well as link to the JAXA press report that describes what happened quite well.

]]> By: Max https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-photographs-slim-on-the-moon/#comment-1442834 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:43:59 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102299#comment-1442834 Has anyone speculated on what went wrong? Landed on a rock and rolled over? Solar panel deployment tipped it over? Malfunctioning thruster flipped it over? Narrow positioning of landing legs or failure of one of the legs?
To come so far, so close, just to fail by falling over and can’t get up.

]]> By: Chris https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter-photographs-slim-on-the-moon/#comment-1442832 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:22:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=102299#comment-1442832 I see Paris
I see France
I see SLIM’s underpants!

That said I’m glad they had the success of a soft landing even though the craft is now upside down All in all a pretty good job considering the success rate of others.

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