China Launches Moon third lunar | Chang | third | detector to the Moon _ news

News Agency in Xichang, December 2 (Xinhua Zhang Ziyang) 2nd Beijing time, at the Xichang satellite launch Center in China with "long third b" carrier rocket, Goddess of the second phase of China's lunar exploration program third lunar probe, successfully sent into space.

Chang, third bears on China's first lunar soft landing and moon patrol reconnaissance mission. At present, the world only the United States, the former Soviet Union successfully implemented 13 unmanned soft landing on the surface of the Moon; only the United States achieve a manned moon landing, held two months of the Soviet unmanned patrol missions.

According to this schedule, Chang e, third in mid-December, snagged and Rainbow Bay area to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, the Lander will be in place to detect, will carry out inspections to detect Lunar Rover. Complete surface topography and geological structure survey, surveys of surface material composition, and available resources, the Earth's plasma layer detection and monthly base optical astronomical observations and other scientific tasks. (End text)

(Original title: China Launches Moon third lunar exploration Manager)

December 02, 2013 China News Network
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中国成功发射嫦娥三号月球探测器|嫦娥三号|探测器|月球_新闻资讯

　　中新社西昌12月2日电(记者 张子扬)北京时间2日凌晨2点17分，中国在西昌卫星发射中心用“长征三号乙”运载火箭，将中国探月工程二期的嫦娥三号月球探测器成功送入太空。

　　嫦娥三号承担着中国首次月球软着陆和月面巡视勘察重任。目前，全球只有美国、前苏联成功实施了13次无人月球表面软着陆；只有美国实现了载人登月，前苏联开展了两次月面无人巡视探测任务。

　　按照计划，嫦娥三号于12月中旬择机在月球虹湾地区实现软着陆，着陆器将就位探测，月球车将开展巡视探测。完成月表形貌与地质构造调查、月表物质成分和可利用资源调查、地球等离子体层探测和月基光学天文观测等科学任务。(完)

（原标题：中国成功发射嫦娥三号月球探测器）

2013年12月02日02:25
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