China’s Lunar Probe lands on Moon’s Far Side

4 Jan 2019

China’s Lunar Probe lands on Moon’s Far Side

China’s Lunar Probe lands on Moon’s Far SideChina has been successful in getting its probe (rover) on the ‘far side’ of the moon on 3 January 2019. This a historical step in space exploration. A Lunar Rover or Moon Rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon.

The Far Side of the Moon never faces the Earth due to the nature of Moon’s rotation. With no view of earth, there is no direct radio link with the Probe (Rover), which makes the communication very difficult.
 	This Moon Rover will communicate with a satellite that is placed on Moon’s orbit. The ground station will use this satellite to send and receive communication with the rover.
 	The rover will conduct a number of experiments to observe whether plants will grow in the low-gravity environment and whether there is water or other resources at the poles.

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