Chang'e 5 sample return mission |
Chang'e 5 sample return mission |
Oct 24 2012, 01:02 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Of course, a mechanical or electronic failure is likely to end the mission long before the RTG wears out (same as on Curiosity)
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Nov 6 2012, 12:28 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 12-October 05 From: Beijing Member No.: 526 |
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Dec 3 2020, 12:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 437 Joined: 14-December 15 Member No.: 7860 |
From CNSA (China National Space Administration) site - http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c...08/content.html (GoogleTranslate):
Release Date: December 03, 2020 „At 22:00 on December 2, after about 19 hours of lunar surface work, the lunar exploration project Chang'e-5 probe successfully completed the automatic sampling of the lunar surface, and the samples were packaged and stored in the storage device carried by the ascender in a predetermined form. During the sampling and packaging process, scientific and technical personnel simulated the geographic model of the sampling area according to the data returned by the detector in the ground laboratory and simulated sampling throughout the entire process, providing an important basis for sampling decision-making and operation of each link. The lunar soil structure detector and other payloads configured by the lander are working normally, and scientific detection is carried out as planned, and sampling information support is provided... ... In order to ensure that the lunar sample is kept vacuum-tight and not affected by the external environment during the return to the Earth, the probe has sealed the sample on the Moon..." My comments: Beijing Time (China Standard Time) was probably reported, so sampling has ended at 14:00 on December 2 UTC. Not a single word about further plans. The photo attached to the news shows only 3 sampling sites. Were there more of them? |
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