China’s Chang’e 1 Probe Beams Back Completed Map of The Moon

With helper from its moon photographing probe , the Chang’e 1 , China ’s created the country ’s first full map of the lunar control surface and they ’re address it the dependable one yet . According to the heads of the space computer program , the function is the most complete image of the moon ’s surface , as well as the richest in detail , in the world . The Chang’e 1 was launched in October 2007 and relay back the first pictures of the moon roughly this time last yr . The artificial satellite marks the first moon mission the country ’s ever tackle . Now that it ’s complete its missionary work , China will be focusing on launch both a second lunar probe before the last of 2011 and sire to an actual moon landing by around 2012 . [ Xinhua ]

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