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It is a bitter-sweet Good Night for the JAXA SLIM lander as its transmission was turned off by ground station at 00:29:40 UTC. There is hope that it may wake up about 3 weeks from now as the Sun lights up its solar panels again. There is also the realization that this was probably the last transmission from SLIM.

The Sun sets at the SLIM site tomorrow morning around 09:00 UTC.

Come to think of it, SLIM managed to meet most its objectives, in spite of the failed engine.
👏 🙏

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