Japan's high-precision 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft hit its target, but it landed upside down

An image taken by Sora-Q, an accompanying robot, shows Japan's SLIM lander safely landed, but tipped on its nose.

A new image released by Japan's space agency has revealed why its first moon lander has had trouble charging — despite making the most precise touchdown in lunar history, the stricken craft landed on its nose.

The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) arrived on the moon's surface on Friday (Jan. 19), making Japan the fifth country to land on the moon. But the craft shut down three hours after arrival because of an unknown fault with its solar cells.