Chinese spacraft successfully lands on moon's far side and sends pictures back home

Chinese spacraft successfully lands on moon's far side and sends pictures back home

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http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/chinese-spacraft-successfully-lands-moons-far-side-and-sends-pictures-back-home

A picture of the far side of the moon taken by Chang'e 4 this morning.

China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft successfully landed on the far side of the moon this morning Beijing time, accomplishing a worldwide first in lunar exploration. China's state media confirmed that touchdown occurred at 10:26 am Beijing time; later in the day, the China National Space Administration released the first close-ups of the surface of the far side, taken by Chang'e 4 after it landed.