数日後に発電再開も　太陽電池、西向きの姿勢―月探査機ＳＬＩＭ

　宇宙航空研究開発機構（ＪＡＸＡ）は２２日、日本初の月面着陸に成功後、太陽電池で発電しなくなった小型無人探査機「ＳＬＩＭ」について、太陽光が電池に当たらない西向きの姿勢で着陸していることが分かったと発表した。太陽の角度が変わることで、数日後には発電を再開できる可能性があるという。（2024/01/22-16:44）

A small unmanned Japanese probe that failed to recharge after landing on the moon may be able to begin recharging in a few days, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Monday.
   The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, touched down on the moon Saturday with its solar panels facing west, making it unable to access sunlight, according to JAXA. Recharging may begin when the angle of the sun changes.
   According to the agency, SLIM's solar panels were generating power while the probe was in flight.
   JAXA used the probe's internal battery to extract data on the vehicle as well as photographs it took, and then shut down the probe roughly two and a half hours after landing to prevent it from completely running out of power and being unable to reactivate.