China's Chang'e-5 (CE-5) mission, the first lunar sample return mission since 1976, landed at 43.06掳N, 51.92掳W on Dec. 1, 2020, in Northern Oceanus Procellarum. CE-5 targeted a mare plain (Em4/P58) composed of distinctive young (1.6-1.7 Ga) moderate-Ti mare basalts, with ...
The return capsule of China’s Chang’e 5 probe touched down on its preset landing site in Siziwang banner of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region at 1:59 am on Thursday, bringing back the country’s first samples (collect) from the moon, according to the China National Space Administration...
China's Chang'e-5 probe is expected to execute a three-day landing operation to undertake the country's first collection of samples from an extraterrestrial body. Our special coverage of China's Chang'e-5 landing operation brings you the latest on the most complicated and ...
With the space probe's ascender on top, its lander made a touchdown at around 11 p.m. BJT, becoming China's third probe that has successfully made a soft landing on the moon. It has sent back footage of the moment it landed. Footage of the landing moment sent back by Chang'e-5 Fo...
Liu also mentioned China's Chang'e 4 lunar probe. Delivering a report at the Global Space Exploration Conference, which opened in Beijing Tuesday, he said China's Chang'e 4 lunar probe, which is expected to be the first human carrying probe landing on the far side of the moon, would be...
An air team in helicopters spotted the capsule using infrared cameras, while a ground team followed in SUVs to reach the snow-covered landing site. Read more: Landing site in north China ready for Chang'e-5's return with lunar sampleError...
On December 17, 2020, the return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 lunarprobe safely touched down on its landing site. It brought back the country'sfirst samples of lunar rocks and soil it had c 1 from the moon.Behind the s 2 of the moon mission was a team of great scientists. One of...
China also views the mission as part of mankind's exploration of the moon as a whole. The Chang'e 5 landing site was very deliberately (审慎地) chosen. The Mons Rumker site, which had never been sampled before, is geologically younger than the sampling areas of the US and Soviet mission...
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Chang'e 5 used a gamma ray altimeter to gauge the distance to the surface and optical and laser systems to detect potential hazards. The lander appears to hover as it selects its landing site and makes it final descent. Related: The latest news about China's space program You may like...