Astronomy / Space Chinese lander on the Moon
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And here's the lander + video of rover roll out (about at same FPS I estimate my previous PC would run E: D Alpha 1.1 methinks 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25393826
):http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25393826
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There is a sense of second place if Jade Rabbit had landed near Apollo11. I also remember some article about respecting lunar sites (which is nothing short of claiming off world territory).
The Chinese are finding their space feet and about time too. I'd like to see a Human on Mars before I die!
Actually third anyway as we shouldn't forget the Soviet Lunakhod. The chinese can only claim silver with a manned expedition now.There is a sense of second place if Jade Rabbit had landed near Apollo11. I also remember some article about respecting lunar sites (which is nothing short of claiming off world territory).
The Chinese are finding their space feet and about time too. I'd like to see a Human on Mars before I die!
You're right, I wasn't forgetting the achievements of Russia, so no disrespect intended.
What I meant was landing near another lander to verify it or even landing in an area already associated with another countries success, especially a first mission.
The Sea of Rains seems an apt location for the 1st lunar lander of China. Let those rains herald in a fresh start in space exploration.
They must have thought that the site they chose has some (commercially) interesting mineral deposits. And looks like they were in luck while missing the intended target: [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25402455]'Remarkable' rocks within reach of Jade Rabbit rover[/url]
seems like the space race is on again
I think the original reason was respecting historical sites for humankind. Not just the machines and equipment but also the foot prints and what not.
It reminds me of the discovery of the New World and the Empire building and island claiming; except in space this time.
Well, the achievments of USSR, USA....it was all Germans I tell you. Wonder if the Chinese has their own Germans, and are they better? I'd say slower if anything.You're right, I wasn't forgetting the achievements of Russia, so no disrespect intended.
What I meant was landing near another lander to verify it or even landing in an area already associated with another countries success, especially a first mission.
The Sea of Rains seems an apt location for the 1st lunar lander of China. Let those rains herald in a fresh start in space exploration.
I agree though, let's get the space race on again, anyone seen ESA btw?
It so happens I'm an amateur astronomer and I took this photo of the Chang'e-3 landing site over a year before the landing, when I had no idea anything was going to land there. The Bay of Rainbows is a popular target for astronomers. The spectacle of the dawn Sun catching the semicircle of the peaks of the Jura Mountains bounding the Bay whilst the plain itself is still in shadow, is widely regarded by astronomers as the single greatest spectacle visible on the Moon from Earth.
Obviously I added the labels after the landing.
Obviously I added the labels after the landing.
you mean this one ?
those conspiracy theorists wouldnt admit they're wrong if they were standing in front of the old appolo lunar modules on the moon itself...
They'd probably rip off their helmets in protest of such an obviously fake facade
Even gasping for air, they'd die thinking "It's a faaaake vacuum!"