World's 1st Moon Photo from China's Chang'e 2 Lunar Probe

[Ian David]

This image, one of the first released to the public by China's space agency, taken by China's Chang'e 2 lunar probe in October 2010, shows a crater in the moon's Bay of Rainbows.

Chang'e-2 Lunar Probe is used to test key technologies and collect data for future landings. The latest launch, to test key technologies and gather data, is China's second lunar mission. China says it will send a rover on its next mission, and it also has ambitions to put humans on the surface of the lunar body at some future date.
lThe Xinhua News Agency said Chang'e-2 would circle just 15km (nine miles) above the rocky terrain in order to take photographs of possible landing locations. This is China's second lunar probe - the first was launched in 2007. The craft stayed in space for 16 months before being intentionally crashed on to the Moon's surface.

So far, only three countries have managed to independently send humans into space: China, Russia and the US.

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Okay, here's the real photo...

[pinboy3niner]

1. LOL!

:rofl:

[krispos42]

2. I was about to say...

..."Looks like they've been taking lessons from the Iranians"