January 3, 2019, marks a historical event in the course of human history- China has softlanded a probe on the far side of the earth’s moon. Chinese government controlled media announced that the Chang’e-4 lunar lander had accomplished what no one has before.
Earlier Chinese space flights established a satellite network to guide the Chang’e-4 to the surface of the moon. The mission has three cameras which have been returning information to earth [1].
#BREAKING China’s Chang’e-4 probe lands successfully on far side of the moon at 10:26 a.m. BJT Thursday, marking the first ever soft-landing in this uncharted area pic.twitter.com/rTlJ4EzOw2
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) January 3, 2019
Notes:
- ^O’Callaghan, Jonathan. “China Lands On The Far Side Of The Moon For The First Time In History.” Forbes, 3 Jan. 2019, www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2019/01/03/china-lands-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-for-the-first-time-in-history/#c1bc6ef53f24. Accessed 3 Jan. 2019. (go back ↩)
