Japan the fifth country in the world to achieve a lunar landing

Japan says it has made contact with its moon lander, SLIM, but it still appears to be having technical issues. The 'Moon Sniper' landed on the lunar surface yesterday, making Japan the fifth country to achieve a lunar landing. The solar cell on the craft appeared to not be generating electricity possibly due to it not landing the correct way up, with the panels pointed at the lunar surface. Despite the technical issue, contact has been made, and the craft successfully deployed two miniature rovers which may reveal what has happened. Unless the craft is able to restore power, it is unlikely to fulfill its mission of landing precisely on certain parts of the moon.