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landing site

Chang’e 4 landing site (Yutu-2)

The first soft landing on the far side, January 2019. Nothing there can see Earth, so the mission needed a relay satellite to speak at all.

-45.4, 177.6 · exact · Lunar exploration record

is travelled to of Chang’e 4 · Yutu-2 — Chang’e 4 · Yutu-2 reached this position, and the position is published.

landing site

The first soft landing on the far side, January 2019. Nothing there can see Earth, so the mission needed a relay satellite to speak at all.

-45.4, 177.6 · exact · Lunar exploration record

is travelled to of Chang’e 4 · Yutu-2 — Chang’e 4 · Yutu-2 reached this position, and the position is published.