Saturday, December 14, 2013

Chang'e-3 well east of original target

Sequential stills from beneath Chang'e lander show the final moments of descent, and then the first images in the probes's shadow following touch down.
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Descent track of Chang'e-3 shown on CCTV, during live coverage of the landing. Chang'e-3 in Mare Iridum between Montes Recti and Le Verrier crater, perhaps 44 km south by southeast of Laplace F crater, or 160 km east by northeast of Laplace A.[CCTV].
Chang'e-3 162 km east of announced target

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