Japan Aerospace Exploration Company (JAXA) has unveiled the first image of its lunar lander on the moon's surface, which showed that the lander had an unusual upside-down landing.

Japan's successful Moon landing was 'upside down', quite literally

Japan's space agency - the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) - said on Thursday (Jan 25) that it achieved an unprecedented "pinpoint" Moon landing within 100 metres of the target.

An 'unprecedented' pinpoint landing: Japan says its Moon landing was within 100 metres of target

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Japan's successful Moon landing was 'upside down', quite literally

An 'unprecedented' pinpoint landing: Japan says its Moon landing was within 100 metres of target