12-07-2018, 09:15 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46471668
China has launched the first mission to land a robotic craft on the far side of the Moon, Chinese media say.
The Chang'e-4 mission will see a static lander and rover touch down in Von Kármán crater, located on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.
The payload blasted off atop a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The mission will pave the way for the country to deliver samples of Moon rock and soil to Earth.
The landing will not occur until early January, when the probe will descend on thrusters and touch down on the rugged terrain of the lunar far side.
Nice . I expect the far side of the Moon will be basically the same as the near side, but I guess bringing some samples back might reveal some minor differences.
Good luck to them!
China has launched the first mission to land a robotic craft on the far side of the Moon, Chinese media say.
The Chang'e-4 mission will see a static lander and rover touch down in Von Kármán crater, located on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.
The payload blasted off atop a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The mission will pave the way for the country to deliver samples of Moon rock and soil to Earth.
The landing will not occur until early January, when the probe will descend on thrusters and touch down on the rugged terrain of the lunar far side.
Nice . I expect the far side of the Moon will be basically the same as the near side, but I guess bringing some samples back might reveal some minor differences.
Good luck to them!
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