Chang’e-6 Mission: Exploring into the Enigmatic Lunar Farside  

作　　者：SONG Jianan 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《Bulletin of the Chinese Academy of Sciences》2025年第1期17-25,共9页中国科学院院刊(英文版)

摘　　要：A high-profile event in 2024 for the science community and the public as well,the Chang’e-6(CE-6)mission repeatedly hit headlines from March to June 2024.First in March 2024,the launching of the Queqiao-2,a relay satellite for communication support necessary for farside tasks,heralded the journey.On June 2,2024,the lander-ascender complex of CE-6 successfully touched down in the South Pole-Aitken(SPA)basin on the lunar farside to scoop,drill and collect samples;later,on June 25,2024,the CE-6 returner brought the 1,935.3 grams of samples home safe and sound.For the first time ever,human beings obtained samples from the lunar farside,marking a significant milestone in lunar exploration.

关 键 词：Queqiao collect sampleslateron CHANGE lunar farside farside tasksheralded sample collection communication support South Pole Aitken basin 

分 类 号：V11[航空宇航科学与技术—人机与环境工程]