Reuters, Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) and the Guardian reported that JAXA stated that the "SLIM" lunar probe began to land at an altitude of about 15 kilometers from the lunar surface on the 19th, and began its final descent around 0:00 a.m. local time on the 20th. The trajectory of "SLIM" was in line with expectations, and it fell slowly in a vertical state. Data shows that "SLIM" finally landed on the moon at the scheduled time, and the authorities are analyzing its remote sensing surveys to confirm its condition.

The report mentioned that NASA’s Deep Space Network showed that “SLIM” and one of its rover “Lev-1” were still transmitting data.

JAXA hopes that "SLIM" can land within 100 meters of the target, calling this an unprecedented attempt, so it is also described as a "lunar sniper." The authorities estimate that it will take up to a month to analyze whether "SLIM" accurately "hit the target." Once successful, future human lunar landing missions can move towards an "arbitrary landing" model on the moon.

Data from Japan's JAXA show that the "SLIM" lunar landing probe successfully landed on the lunar surface late at night on January 19.

"SLIM" was launched by an H2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima on September 7 last year. It flew for about four months and entered lunar orbit on Christmas Day. It adjusted the propellant position on the 14th and entered the lunar circular orbit. The current body condition is normal.

This probe brought Japan the achievement of landing on the moon for the first time. It was also the fifth country to land on the moon after the former Soviet Union, the United States, China, and India. After landing on the moon, "SLIM" will deploy a jumping vehicle about the size of a microwave oven and a rover about the size of a tennis ball for photography.