China’s Chang’e 6 mission to the far side of the Moon has a secret rover attached to the lander.
China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe mission is bound for the far side of the Moon, and there seems to be a small rover affixed to the side of the lander, as seen in new images released by the China Academy of Space Technology . China’s National Space Administration announced today that the probe, which launched last week, has successfully entered the Moon’s orbit, a big step toward landing the spacecraft early next month. But as Space.
The Shanghai Institute of Ceramics hints on its website there might be an infrared imaging spectrometer on board that could be used to detect water in soil and rocks, as explained by SpaceNews. China disclosed little on the Chang’e 6’s objectives. It’s known where it will land and that there’s a goal to bring back samples to Earth — similar to China’s collection of nearside samples on the Chang’e 5 mission in 2020.
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