When did Chang E 4 Land on the Moon?

Jan. 2, 2019
The Chang’e 4 lander carrying the Yutu 2 rover touched down in Von Kármán Crater on Jan. 2, 2019, and the robotic mission has been exploring the unique area of our celestial neighbor ever since.

What did the Chang E 4 find?

– “Chang’e-4 rover discovered a dark greenish and glistening impact melt breccia in a crater during its traverse on the floor of Von Karman crater within the South Pole Aitken (SPA) basin on the lunar farside,” researchers wrote in the study.

Why did they land on the far side of the Moon?

Tidal forces from Earth have slowed the Moon’s rotation to the point where the same side is always facing the Earth—a phenomenon called tidal locking. The other face, most of which is never visible from the Earth, is therefore called the “far side of the Moon”.

How do you pronounce Chang E 4?

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How did Chang E end up on the Moon?

In older versions of the story, Chang’e stole the elixir from Houyi, drank it, and flew to the Moon so that her husband could not go after her.

Where did Chang E land?

Inner Mongolia, China
Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e….Chang’e 5.

Why don’t we see the backside of the moon?

We don’t see the far side because “the moon is tidally locked to the Earth,” said John Keller, deputy project scientist for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project. The moon’s shape is key to keeping it in sync with the Earth. Long ago, scientists believe, the moon had its own spin.

How do you pronounce Queqiao?

The relay orbiter is named Queqiao (pronounced Cheh-chow), Chinese for “Magpie Bridge.” The name comes from a Chinese folktale of a bridge that formed once a year across a river (the Milky Way) to join two separated lovers, represented by the stars Vega and Altair.