First time in history: Chinese probe landed on the dark side of the moon

The far side of the Moon faces away from Earth and is largely unexplored
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Chinese probe, Photo: Beta-AP
Chinese probe, Photo: Beta-AP
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Ažurirano: 03.01.2019. 08:12h

Today, the Chinese probe made the first landing on the far side of the Moon in history.

The Chang'e 4 lunar probe landed at 10.26:XNUMX a.m., state television said in its midday news.

The far side of the Moon faces away from Earth and is largely unexplored. It is also known as the dark side.

This landing is a sign of China's growing ambitions in space. In 3, the Chang'e 2013 probe became the first spacecraft to land on the Moon since the Soviet Luna 24 probe, which did so in 1976.

The "Chang'e 4" mission is, among other things, radio observation and examination of the structure and composition of the terrain.

The probe was launched on December 8.

In May, China launched a communication satellite through which the probe on the Moon will communicate with the Earth.

Next year, Beijing plans to send the Chang'e 5 probe to the moon, which should return with samples, which has also not been done since 1976.

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