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Chang'e 1 Yutu-2 rover on the far side of the Moon
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Chang'e 1 Artist's rendering of the Chang'e 1 spacecraft.

Changā€™e

Chinese lunar probes
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Education and Public Outreach Officer, National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak, New Mexico. Coauthor of Engineering Tomorrow.
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Changā€™e, series of lunar probes launched by the China National Space Administration. The satellites are named for a goddess who, according to Chinese legend, flew from Earth to the Moon. Changā€™e 1 was Chinaā€™s first spacecraft to travel beyond Earth orbit. Its mission included stereoscopic imaging of the lunar surface, assaying the chemistry of the surface, and testing technologies that could be used in expanding the Chinese national space program to the Moon. A Long...

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