Thursday, January 3, 2019

嫦娥四号 (Cháng’é 4)


China’s robotic probe 嫦娥四号 (Cháng’é 4) — named after 嫦娥 (Cháng’é), the Chinese Moon goddess — has made the first landing on the far side of the Moon, touching down in the unexplored South Pole-Aitken basin at about 2.30am GMT on Thursday. The mission aims to take detailed measurements of the Moon’s terrain and mineral composition.

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