Check out the NASA Spaceflight.com pictures and text.
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China’s Chang’e-3 and Jade Rabbit duo land on the Moon
December 14, 2013 by Rui C. Barbosa
China’s Chang’e-3 and the lunar rover Yutu (Jade Rabbit) have landed on the lunar surface at 1:11 pm UTC on Saturday. The duo were launched by a Long March 3B on December 1, which was followed by a nominal flight into lunar orbit and subsequently China’s first soft landing on the Moon.
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Also the previous Spaceflight.com post for more information.
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Chang’e-3: Chinese lunar rover heading to the MoonDecember 1, 2013 by Rui C. Barbosa
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Watch a YouTube presentation of landing with images and Chinese and English commentary.
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China's Chang'e 3 JADE RABBIT landed on the Moon!! LIVE Footage From MOON
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And a bit from THE INDEPENDENT, Saturday 14 December 2013.
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China's Jade Rabbit rover lands on moon
HEATHER SAUL
Saturday 14 December 2013
China has reported landing its Jade Rabbit rover on the moon, in the first soft landing of a rover in nearly four decades today, the latest step in the country's ambitious space programme.
The Chang'e 3 lander was scheduled to touch down at 9.40pm local time (1.40pm GMT).
State television showed pictures of the moon's surface as the Chang'e 3 lander touched down shortly before this.
The lander carries the moon rover called Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit” which was launched onboard the Chang'e 3 rocket on 1 December. After landing, the rover is slated to separate from the Chang'e and begin a three-month scientific exploration, looking for natural resources.
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The Chang'e 3 lander was scheduled to touch down at 9.40pm local time (1.40pm GMT).
State television showed pictures of the moon's surface as the Chang'e 3 lander touched down shortly before this.
The lander carries the moon rover called Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit” which was launched onboard the Chang'e 3 rocket on 1 December. After landing, the rover is slated to separate from the Chang'e and begin a three-month scientific exploration, looking for natural resources.
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Hopefully there will be more videos after the stored data is received and further check out is completed.
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The Moon could be a "beautiful" source of minerals and energy, a top Chinese scientist has told the BBC.
Exotic materials including helium-3 and the potential for solar power could prove invaluable for humankind, he says.
The comments come from Prof Ouyang Ziyuan of the department of lunar and deep space exploration.
His first interview with the foreign media provides insights into China's usually secretive space programme.
Prof Ouyang was speaking ahead of the first Chinese attempt to land an unmanned spacecraft on the lunar surface.
The Chang'e 3 lander is due to launch imminently, perhaps as soon as Sunday evening, UK time.
It will be the first to make a soft touchdown on the Moon since an unmanned Russian mission in 1976
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Why China is fixated on the Moon
David Shukman
29 November 2013 Last updated at 09:38 ET
Exotic materials including helium-3 and the potential for solar power could prove invaluable for humankind, he says.
The comments come from Prof Ouyang Ziyuan of the department of lunar and deep space exploration.
His first interview with the foreign media provides insights into China's usually secretive space programme.
Prof Ouyang was speaking ahead of the first Chinese attempt to land an unmanned spacecraft on the lunar surface.
The Chang'e 3 lander is due to launch imminently, perhaps as soon as Sunday evening, UK time.
It will be the first to make a soft touchdown on the Moon since an unmanned Russian mission in 1976
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Chang'e 3 (Chinese: 嫦娥三号; pinyin: Chán
The spacecraft is named after Chang'e, the goddess of the Moon in Chinese mythology, and is a follow-up to the Chang'e 1 andChang'e 2 lunar orbiters. The lunar rover is called Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, a name selected in an online poll that comes from a Chinese myth about a white rabbit that lives on the Moon as a companion of the moon goddess Chang'e.[11] It achieved lunar orbit on 6 December 2013 (Beijing time).[12]
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