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Somebody had way too much fun writing the lead paragraph: "Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surf

Somebody had way too much fun writing the lead paragraph: "Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system—although the probe appears to be lying upside-down."

sublinear 3y ago
Maybe I'm saying what you're saying, but that's a sentence, not a paragraph. I find it very annoying when I encounter these and it makes me question the competence of the author. It seems like the complexity of the grammar used reduces with more writing experience. My opinion is that it should be: "Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for. It was a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system although the probe appears to be lying upside-down."
- deleted 3y ago
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devjab 3y ago
If my kerbel space program has taught me anything it is that being upside down, side ways or whatever after a semi-safe landing, is only an issue if you want to go home.
- gggmaster 3y ago
  Or if you want your solar panel to work.
  - plasticchris 3y ago
    Nah, kerbal panels are smart enough to pivot around
    - yieldcrv 3y ago
      but not the Japanese Space Agency's > But after the landing mishap, the craft's solar panels wound up facing the wrong direction, and it cannot generate power. Officials said there is still hope the probe will be able to recharge when the moon enters its daytime in the coming days.
      - wozniacki 3y ago
        Having said that, is this list of recent robotic moon landings, comprehensive? Include this Japanese mission should you want to. Robotic Moon Landing Missions in 21st Century Chang'e 3(2013) Chang'e 4(2019) Beresheet(2019) Chandrayaan 2(2019) Chang'e 5(2020) Omotenashi(2022) Hakuto-R(2023) Luna-25(2023) Chandrayaan-3(2023) Peregrine M1(2024) [1] [1] https://twitter.com/IndianTechGuide/status/174461498859180461 https://twitter.com/IndianTechGuide/status/17446149885918046... 2 https://i.postimg.cc/T1Ccxw2X/Robotic-Moon-Landings.png https://i.postimg.cc/T1Ccxw2X/Robotic-Moon-Landings.png
      - BurningFrog 3y ago
        Yeah, the panels should get some reflected light, unless they're broken off.
- Karellen 3y ago
  If the end where fire comes out starts pointing towards space, you are having a bad problem and will not go to space^W^Whome today.

sublinear 3y ago

Maybe I'm saying what you're saying, but that's a sentence, not a paragraph. I find it very annoying when I encounter these and it makes me question the competence of the author. It seems like the complexity of the grammar used reduces with more writing experience. My opinion is that it should be: "Japan's space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for. It was a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system although the probe appears to be lying upside-down."

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devjab 3y ago

If my kerbel space program has taught me anything it is that being upside down, side ways or whatever after a semi-safe landing, is only an issue if you want to go home.

gggmaster 3y ago
Or if you want your solar panel to work.
- plasticchris 3y ago
  Nah, kerbal panels are smart enough to pivot around
  - yieldcrv 3y ago
    but not the Japanese Space Agency's > But after the landing mishap, the craft's solar panels wound up facing the wrong direction, and it cannot generate power. Officials said there is still hope the probe will be able to recharge when the moon enters its daytime in the coming days.
    - wozniacki 3y ago
      Having said that, is this list of recent robotic moon landings, comprehensive? Include this Japanese mission should you want to. Robotic Moon Landing Missions in 21st Century Chang'e 3(2013) Chang'e 4(2019) Beresheet(2019) Chandrayaan 2(2019) Chang'e 5(2020) Omotenashi(2022) Hakuto-R(2023) Luna-25(2023) Chandrayaan-3(2023) Peregrine M1(2024) [1] [1] https://twitter.com/IndianTechGuide/status/174461498859180461 https://twitter.com/IndianTechGuide/status/17446149885918046... 2 https://i.postimg.cc/T1Ccxw2X/Robotic-Moon-Landings.png https://i.postimg.cc/T1Ccxw2X/Robotic-Moon-Landings.png
    - BurningFrog 3y ago
      Yeah, the panels should get some reflected light, unless they're broken off.
Karellen 3y ago
If the end where fire comes out starts pointing towards space, you are having a bad problem and will not go to space^W^Whome today.