TOKYO -- Japan's space agency on Thursday confirmed a successful pinpoint touchdown of its lunar lander but released an image of the craft resting upside down on the moon's surface, its engines pointing into the dark sky.
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Japan releases image of SLIM spacecraft upside down on moon
Historic 'pinpoint' landing confirmed, as craft ended up only 55 meters from target
The SLIM spacecraft is pictured on the lunar surface with its main engine facing upward, in this photo snapped by a detached rover. There is missing image data in the center. (JAXA/Sony Group/Takara Tomy/Doshisha University/Kyodo)
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