2024年1月20日，日本宇宙航空研究开发机构(JAXA)的月球勘测智能着陆器(SLIM)成功登陆月球表面。据JAXA官方消息，着陆器于北京时间1月19日23:20(东京时间1月20日0:20)降落，并在着陆后与航天器建立了通讯。然而，令人遗憾的是，太阳能电池板尚未开始发电，目前主要依靠着陆器上的电池供电。
JAXA官员表示，虽然太阳能电池板电力不足可能会限制着陆器活动的持续时间，但他们将尽最大努力利用现有电力完成尽可能多的任务。此外，他们强调，电池供电的结束并不意味着任务的结束。鉴于航天器的其余部分完好无损，官员们不认为太阳能电池板在着陆过程中受损，并指出，随着未来几周太阳角度的变化，太阳能电池板可能会开始发电。
值得注意的是，SLIM着陆器还搭载了两个小型漫游车：LEV1和LEV2。LEV1已从SLIM释放，并且从LEV1接收到无线电波。LEV2的电波接收状态(包括LEV2的发射状态和运行状态)将在以后的分析中确认。JAXA总裁山中宏(Hiroshi Yamanaka)在新闻发布会上表示：“我们认为我们已经成功实现了软着陆，现在着陆后数据不断发送到地球，这证明我们软着陆的目标已经实现。”
SLIM着陆器的成功登陆是人类探索月球的重要一步。在未来几年里，JAXA将继续对月球进行勘测，收集更多有关月球的数据。这将有助于人类更好地了解月球的形成、演化以及是否存在生命等方面的信息。
英语如下：
Title: JAXA SLIM Lunar Lander Successfully Lands on Moon, Power Generation with Solar Panels Still to be Determined
Keywords: JAXA SLIM successful lunar landing, power generation with solar panels still to be determined
Content: On January 20th, 2024, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s Lunar Explorer for In-Situ Observation (SELMO) successfully landed on the moon’s surface. According to official JAXA news, the spacecraft touched down at 23:20 Beijing time on January 19th (0:20 Tokyo time on January 20th) and established communication with the rover after landing. Unfortunately, the solar panels have not yet begun generating electricity, and the landing craft is currently powered by batteries.
JAXA officials stated that while insufficient solar power may limit the duration of the landing craft’s activities, they will do their utmost to complete as many tasks as possible using the available power. In addition, they emphasized that the end of battery power does not mean the end of the mission. Given that the rest of the spacecraft is in good condition, officials do not believe that the solar panels were damaged during the landing process and noted that they may start generating electricity as the angle of the sun changes over the next few weeks.
It is worth noting that the SLIM rover also carries two small rovers: LEV1 and LEV2. LEV1 has been released from SLIM and receives radio waves from it. The status of LEV2’s radio wave reception (including its transmission and operation status) will be confirmed in later analysis. “We believe we have successfully achieved a soft landing, and now data is continuously sent back to Earth, which proves our soft landing goal has been achieved,” said JAXA President Hiroshi Yamanaka at a press conference.
The successful landing of the SLIM rover is an important step in human exploration of the moon. Over the next few years, JAXA will continue to survey the moon and collect more data about its formation, evolution, and potential presence of life. This will help humans better understand information regarding the moon’s formation, evolution, and whether or not life exists there.
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