More images of Chang’e 4 lander on the far side of the Moon

The Yutu 2 rover y sus huellas en la Luna. Crédito: CNSA / CLEP

The Chinese agency CNSA has released more videos and photos of Chang’e 4 lander on the far side of the Moon, amongst those, the first ever panoramic view on the far side where the explorer rover Yutu 2 is seen studying the lunar surface. Also there is a new sped-up video showing the spacecraft’s final descent to the moon as seen by the probe’s descent camera, and a 360 degree view image composed by photos taken by the same camera.

The Von Kármán crater, is a bowl-shaped depression which measures 180 kilometers in diameter and is located in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon. On the Moon the night lasts 14 days, since this orbits our planet once every 28 days, then at night temperatures will descent to minus 183 degrees Celsius. Chang’e 4 then switches into “sleep mode” since the sun cannot power it up, although it keeps a radioisotope heat source and power generator during this phase to keep the instruments warm until the sun returns.

A panoramic view was captured by a camera on-board the Chang’e 4 lander, showing the Yutu 2 rover and its tracks on the Moon. Credit: CNSA/CLEP

China’s Yutu 2 rover on the far side of the moon. Credit: CNSA/CLEP

The Yutu 2 lunar rover took this picture of the Chang’e 4 lander, emblazoned with the Chinese flag. Credit: CNSA/CLEP

First 360 panoramic images from Chang'e 4. Credit: CNSA/CLEP 

The descent camera video shows the Chang’e 4 spacecraft approaching the lunar surface. Credit: CNSA/CLEP 

The rover Yutu-2 rolls across the luanr surface. Credit: CNSA/CLEP 

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