月球上的土地
(原标题: SLIM Lands on the Moon)
2024-01-30
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新的着陆器登陆月球。近两周前，日本的月球智能着陆器（SLIM）在其主着陆器着陆之前，在降落过程中释放了两个月球车。较大的探测器可以像青蛙一样跳跃，而较小的探测器只有棒球大小，可以像变压器一样拆开后移动。主着陆器，绰号“月球狙击手”，在较小的月球车拍摄的特色图像中可以看到。对图像的检查显示，月球狙击手的推进器是朝上的，这意味着着陆器从它的下降配置中倒过来，从它的预定着陆配置中侧着。一个结果是，月球狙击手的太阳能电池板没有在预期的方向上，所以登陆器的供电必须被削减和调整。SLIM的着陆器已经成功地完成了技术演示，这是它的主要任务，但它的设计并不能承受明天开始的月球夜晚。
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New landers are on the Moon. Nearly two weeks ago, Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) released two rovers as it descended, before its main lander touched down itself. The larger of the two rovers can hop like a frog, while the smaller rover is about the size of a baseball and can move after pulling itself apart like a transformer. The main lander, nicknamed Moon Sniper, is seen in the featured image taken by the smaller rover. Inspection of the image shows that Moon Sniper's thrusters are facing up, meaning that the lander is upside down from its descent configuration and on its side from its intended landing configuration. One result is that Moon Sniper's solar panels are not in the expected orientation, so that powering the lander had to be curtailed and adapted. SLIM's lander has already succeeded as a technology demonstration, its main mission, but was not designed to withstand the lunar night -- which starts tomorrow.
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