China to map 'every inch' of moon surface

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China to map 'every inch' of moon surface

Unread post by Anach » Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:20 am

China aims to chart every inch of the moon's surface, the chief scientist of the country's first lunar exploration program said in comments published on Friday.

China, which plans to launch a lunar orbiter called "Chang'e One" in the second half of 2007 to take 3D images, would aim to land an unmanned vehicle on its surface by 2010, official news portal Chinanews.com quoted Ouyang Ziyuan as saying


http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/08/1 ... index.html
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Unread post by Molten Prominence » Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:46 am

I'm glad to see another space faring nation.

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