Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has recently shared its initial images of the lunar surface after successfully entering the moon's orbit on Christmas Day.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) publicly revealed these monochrome, highly detailed images via its X feed.

"SLIM successfully completed main engine injection at 16:51 and successfully entered lunar orbit! Below is an image sent from SLIM near the moon," JAXA said in a translated X post.

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