Chang'E 6- Sample Return |
Chang'E 6- Sample Return |
Aug 11 2017, 05:46 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10172 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
https://www.chinaspaceflight.com/satellite/.../CE-6/CE-6.html
CE-6 now being touted for 2020 and a south polar target. The rim of Shackleton crater is suggested, probably just for a mission simulation rather than serious site planning at this stage. I had been hearing about two polar landers in the 2023-2025 period (roughly) in addition to and following CE-6, which I had assumed was going to the same general region as CE-4. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Apr 30 2024, 12:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1431 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
The Planetary Society has a good article on the mission, including an interesting tidbit I wasn't aware of until now:https://www.planetary.org/articles/change-6...-what-to-expect
QUOTE Finally, a student-built Pakistani CubeSat named ICUBE-Q will separate from Chang’e-6 into lunar orbit and take images of the orbiter, the Moon, and the Earth. It will also measure the Moon’s magnetic field. The landing site experiences sunset on May 12/13. So we'll see this landing occurring in the evening rather than the morning.
-------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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