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  Japan's 'Moon Sniper' probe attempts historic soft-landing on lunar surface. But did it make it? 

 Japan's robotic SLIM lander touched down on the moon this morning (Jan. 19), but it wasn't immediately clear if the probe survived the maneuver. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yRdLLuJRtArpHh5YVadiPo.jpg

https://www.space.com/japan-moon-landing-success-slim-spacecraft