Chang’e 3 update: Pictures from Yutu

11:30 am ET: Some info from the CCTV discussion before it ended:

  • Several instruments on the vehicles are now working such as the ground-penetrating radar
  • The rover will hibernate between Dec 16 to 23 to avoid the heat of the lunar noon.
  • Lander and rover will hibernate during the two week lunar night.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera site posts images of where they believe the Chang’e 3 landed: Safe On The Surface Of The Moon! – LROC News System

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11:15 am ET: The CCTV program on the lunar mission has apparently ended for today.

NASA has no formal co-operative research interactions with the Chinese lunar program. This statement describes the agency’s current lunar projects and  how they might benefit from the Chinese lander and rover: China’s Lunar Lander May Provide Additional Science for NASA Spacecraft – NASA

10:55am ET: Some formal statements were made by Chinese officials about the success of the mission. The control room is enormous compared to what one would see at JPL or JSC today.

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10:45 am ET: This image is of the rover as seen by the lander:

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10:43 am ET: This image is being distributed around the web:

Owly ImagesThe first public image of the  lander as seen from the Yutu rover.

10:39 am EST: The Yutu rover is expected soon to start sending back pictures of the Chang’e 3 lander.  The CCTV site is currently broadcasting coverage of the Chang’e 3 mision: CCTV News Live – CDN Live Streaming – CCTV Program online.

This site has lots of details about the mission: Chang’e 3 Mission Updates – SPACEFLIGHT101

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