Japan's SLIM lander beams moon images home before Jan. 19 landing (photos) Arriving in orbit on Christmas Day, Japan's lunar lander SLIM has beamed images of the lunar surface home ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon on Jan. 19. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z9viDXSciHmHz8vd52iF74.jpg https://www.space.com/japan-slim-lander-moon-images-beam-home