SLIM 登陸月球
SLIM Lands on the Moon
來源：JAXA,
Takara Tomy,
Sony Co.,
Doshisha U.｜發表日期：2024-01-30
月球上出現了新的著陸器。將近兩週前，日本的 "月球探測智慧著陸器"（SLIM）在降落時釋放了兩個漫遊車，然後主著陸器自行著陸。兩輛漫遊車中較大的一輛可以像青蛙一樣跳躍，較小的一輛大約有棒球大小，可以像變壓器一樣拉開後移動。主著陸器綽號 "月球狙擊手"，在較小的漫遊車拍攝的特寫圖片中可以看到它。透過觀察這張圖片可以發現，"月球狙擊手 "的推進器朝上，這意味著著陸器與它的下降結構相比是顛倒的，而與它的著陸結構相比則是側向的。 其結果之一是，"月狙擊手 "的太陽能電池板不在預期的方向上，因此必須減少和調整著陸器的供電。 SLIM 的著陸器已經成功地完成了其主要任務--技術演示，但其設計卻無法承受明天開始的月夜。
原文：New landers are on the Moon. Nearly two weeks ago, Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) released two rovers as it descended, before its main lander touched down itself. The larger of the two rovers can hop like a frog, while the smaller rover is about the size of a baseball and can move after pulling itself apart like a transformer. The main lander, nicknamed Moon Sniper, is seen in the featured image taken by the smaller rover. Inspection of the image shows that Moon Sniper's thrusters are facing up, meaning that the lander is upside down from its descent configuration and on its side from its intended landing configuration. One result is that Moon Sniper's solar panels are not in the expected orientation, so that powering the lander had to be curtailed and adapted. SLIM's lander has already succeeded as a technology demonstration, its main mission, but was not designed to withstand the lunar night -- which starts tomorrow.
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