Chang’e 3

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Chang’e 3 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that successfully soft-landed on the Moon in 2013 and deployed the Yutu rover to conduct surface and astronomical observations.

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Surface form Occurrences
Yutu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese lunar exploration mission
lunar lander mission
uncrewed space mission
carries Yutu lunar rover NERFINISHED
extreme ultraviolet camera
lunar surface cameras
ultraviolet telescope
countryOfOrigin China
destination lunar surface
landingCountryFirst China NERFINISHED
landingDate 2013-12-14
landingSite Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED
Sinus Iridum region NERFINISHED
landingType soft landing
launchDate 2013-12-01
launchSite LC-2 Xichang NERFINISHED
Xichang Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Long March 3B NERFINISHED
missionType lunar lander
lunar rover deployment
notableAchievement first Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon
first soft landing on the Moon since 1976
notableFirst first use of an astronomical telescope on the lunar surface
operator CNSA NERFINISHED
China National Space Administration NERFINISHED
partOfProgram CLEP NERFINISHED
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program NERFINISHED
predecessor Chang’e 2 NERFINISHED
primaryObjective conduct lunar surface exploration
perform astronomical observations from the Moon
programPhase Phase II of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program NERFINISHED
roverCountryOfOrigin China NERFINISHED
roverInstanceOf lunar rover
roverLandingDate 2013-12-14
roverName Yutu NERFINISHED
roverPrimaryObjective geological and compositional analysis of lunar soil
in-situ exploration of lunar surface
scientificObjective analyze lunar regolith
observe Earth’s plasmasphere in extreme ultraviolet
perform deep-space astronomical observations in ultraviolet
study lunar geology
spaceAgency China National Space Administration NERFINISHED
spacecraftComponent Chang’e 3 lander NERFINISHED
Yutu rover NERFINISHED
status mission completed
successor Chang’e 4 NERFINISHED
targetBody Moon NERFINISHED

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Chang’e lunar exploration program firstRover Chang’e 3
this entity surface form: Yutu