The extended mission of Japan’s Moon explorer that landed on the lunar surface in January has been terminated after contact was lost, the country’s space agency announced Monday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it sent a command to end operation of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon at 10:40 p.m. Friday, hailing the probe for “demonstrating results that surpassed initial goals” such as surviving three freezing lunar nights. A detailed summary of SLIM’s achievements will be compiled and reported separately around the fall. Japan landed the explorer on Jan. 20, becoming the fift…