elizabethtasker ,
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OK people! An update from the team about the spacecraft have been posted on twitter (with the secret hope that y'all hush long enough to get some decent data analysis done 😅 ).

Link is here and images of the tweets attached 🔗 :
https://x.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1749320373731205365

The first tweet just says "we love you, here's some news" (mildly paraphrased) and the remaining four are:

According to the telemetry data, SLIM’s solar cells are facing west. So if sunlight begins to shine on the lunar surface from the west, there is a possibility of generating power, and we are preparing for recovery. #SLIM can operate with power only from the solar cells. #JAXA
Until power was switched off after landing, the technical and image data acquired during the landing descent and on the lunar surface were successfully transmitted. We’re currently conducting a detailed analysis, and are relieved to see that we obtained a lot of data. #JAXA #SLIM
We are preparing to announce the status of #SLIM and current results at the end of the week. Although the attitude after landing did not go as planned, we are glad we could achieved so much and are happy to have landed successfully. We’re also excited to analyse the data. #JAXA

RolloTreadway ,
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    elizabethtasker OP ,
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    @RolloTreadway I think this means that they're not completely sure recovery will happen even when the sunlight shines from the right direction, i.e. the "if" is for generating power, not sunlight direction. For example, I guess SLIM could be in shadow (like Philae) or there might be other issues.

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