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Health & Science2h 6m ago

A palm-sized shape-shifting rover, LEV-2, helped scientists understand what went wrong with Japan’s SLIM moon landing by capturing an image of the spacecraft lying upside down on the lunar surface.

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Who
LEV-2, SLIM
What
A palm-sized shape-shifting rover, LEV-2, helped scientists understand what went wrong with Japan’s SLIM moon landing by capturing an image of the spacecraft lying upside down on the lunar surface.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:16:05 GMT · 2h 6m ago
Where
lunar surface ·
Why
One of the images from LEV-2 revealed the cause of SLIM’s problems: the spacecraft was lying upside down.
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This mission demonstrates the potential of small, inexpensive autonomous robots to support larger spacecraft in planetary exploration, providing crucial information and operating in harsh environments where larger rovers face limitations.

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