Late last week, China launched an ambitious mission that will send a lander and rover to the far side of the Moon. China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft landed on the moon on Jan. 3. China set down a spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Wednesday, Beijing time. China has become the first to land on the far side of the moon. The Chang'e 4 lunar lander sits pretty on the moon's far side in this image taken by the Jade Rabbit 2 rover. It has one of the largest craters in the Solar System, the South Pole–Aitken basin. China says it has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon, the first ever such attempt and landing. If you were to watch the moon over the course of a month, the “man in the moon” would never... It’s not really the “dark side”. Published: 3 Jan 2019 Last Updated: 14th February, 2021 17:19 IST China's Yutu 2 Rover Discovers 'unusual' Shard-shaped Rock On Unexplored Far Side Of Moon In one of the most important discoveries of its mission, China’s Yutu 2 Rover has found an ‘unusual’ shard on the unexplored far side of the moon. The Chang'e-4 probe touched down in the Von Kármán crater on January 3rd, 2019, making it the first human-made vehicle to make a controlled landing on the face of the Moon we can’t see from our home. Shortly after it sent back the very first photos of moon's far side. Updated 0749 GMT (1549 HKT) January 5, 2019 . China has just released a new batch of photos snapped by its Chang’e 4 lunar probe and its Yutu-2 rover. China's far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions . China is the first nation to land on the moon's far side, a major step in its ambitions to compete with the US and Russia in space exploration. China Makes Historic First Landing on Mysterious Far Side of the Moon. The Chinese lunar module Chang’e-4 has been exploring the far side of the moon since landing there in January. China's Yutu 2 rover spotted an elongated 'milestone' rock sticking out from the surface on the far side of the moon. By James Griffiths, CNN. This image was released by Chinese space officials Friday, Jan. 11. Credit: CNSA/CLEP. By Dennis Normile Nov. 29, 2018 , 12:00 PM. It's also a technological shot across the bow. It sounds intriguing, but details are still scarce. Data from this round of exploration will be received in a few weeks but we are here to … China sets out for the far side of the moon. China landed the first ever spacecraft on the far side of the moon. One year ago last month, a Chinese robot touched down on the dark side of the moon.. The successful touch … China’s Yutu 2 rover on the far side of the moon. Chinese officials on … China’s Moon Rover Takes a Deeper Look at the Far Side. Radar data from the Chang’e-4 mission show multiple debris layers under the rover, recording eons of lunar history China’s Yutu-2 rover recently began its 27th lunar day on the far side of the Moon. Chang'e 4 (/ tʃ ɑː ŋ ˈ ə /; Chinese: 嫦娥四号; pinyin: Cháng'é Sìhào; lit. Fifty years later, humankind landed in the sand pile. China has celebrated the beginning of a third year of exploration on the far side of the moon. A little over a year after landing, China's spacecraft Chang'E-4 is continuing to unveil secrets from the far side of the Moon. 'Chang'e No. The Yutu-2 rover is now in it's ninth lunar day, which began on Aug. 25. The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth, as opposed to the opposite near side.Compared to the near side, the far side's terrain is rugged, with a multitude of impact craters and relatively few flat and dark lunar maria ("seas"). CHINA has sprouted a cotton seed on the moon – and hopes to be growing potatoes on the dark side of Earth’s neighbour within the next 100 days, it’s been revealed. The “dark side” of the moon has been mired in mystery as no one has attempted to go there before the Chinese mission. (China National Space Administration/AFP/Getty Images) (Handout/AFP/Getty Images) The far side of the moon, as photographed by the Chang’e-4 probe in an image released Thursday. China's Chang'e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is shedding light on one of the moon's biggest mysteries, according to a new study. When its Chang’e 4 sp… The milestone marks a turning point for China’s space exploration, and may unlock deep secrets of lunar history JUST WATCHED Experts say it formed after meteor impacts blew rocks away from the ground. The Far Side of the Moon: What China and the World Hope to Find The moon has two sides. China has broken new ground, successfully growing cotton on the moon for the first time. On the evening of January 2, a Chinese lander named for an ancient moon goddess touched down on the lunar far side, where no human or robot has ever ventured before. China landing a car-sized lunar spacecraft, called Chang'e 4, on the far side of the moon is a triumph. China's Chang'e-4 mission made history by landing on the far side of the moon, and now it's exploring the area in unprecedented detail. Chinese media have reported that the Yutu-2 rover has discovered a "gel-like" substance in a crater on the far side of the moon. A Chinese satellite currently in lunar orbit snapped this incredible image of the far side of the Moon, with a tiny Earth hanging out in the background. Lander sends back first close-up shot of previously unexplored side of the moon . Far side of the moon: China's Chang'e 4 probe makes historic touchdown. 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