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China-Chang'e-4/Rover
Beijing, China - Jan 3, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of monitoring screen of Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing wheels of Yutu-2 rover of Chang'e-4 probe, process of rover separating from lander on far side of moon
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"The separation process of Chang'e-4's rover was smooth and perfect. The rover rolled only a small step onto the moon, but it represented a huge stride for the Chinese nation. It is a crucial step for us in exploring space and the universe."
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3. Monitoring screen showing Yutu-2 rover separating from lander
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4. Monitoring screen showing relay satellite Queqiao amid operation
5. Screen showing photo of Chang'e-4
6. Photo of Yutu-2 rover making first wheel tracks on far side of moon
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Ye Peijian, academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences (starting with shots 4-6):
"The probe will detect various physical phenomena dating back to the formation of the universe. The far side of the moon has a clean environment with low noise, which is very helpful for our research. It is of great scientific significance to reach the far side in terms of a deeper understanding of the moon."
8. Monitoring screen showing Yutu-2 rover separating from lander
The rover of China's Chang'e-4 probe separated from its lander Thursday evening after the probe touched down on the far side of the moon and became the first spacecraft in the world to soft-land there.
Chang'e-4's rover, named "Yutu-2" (Jade Rabbit-2), rolled onto the floor of the moon's Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 22:22 Beijing Time (14:22 GMT) about 12 hours after the probe's soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side, which is never visible from Earth.
With the communication assistance of the relay satellite Queqiao (Magpie Bridge), the probe sent back close-up footage of Yutu-2's wheels to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center as the rover rolled down from Chang'e-4's lander and then made the first wheel tracks on the far side of the moon.
"The separation process of Chang'e-4's rover was smooth and perfect. The rover rolled only a small step onto the moon, but it represented a huge stride for the Chinese nation. It is a crucial step for us in exploring space and the universe," said Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program.
The probe will conduct low-frequency radio astronomical observations, survey the terrain and landforms, detect mineral compositions and shallow lunar surface structures and measure the neutron radiation and neutral atoms to study the environment on the far side of the moon, according to the China National Space Administration.
"The probe will detect various physical phenomena dating back to the formation of the universe. The far side of the moon has a clean environment with low noise, which is very helpful for our research. It is of great scientific significance to reach the far side in terms of a deeper understanding of the moon," said Ye Peijian, an academic from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The Chang'e-4 mission, including the probe, Queqiao and a micro satellite orbiting the moon, is equipped with four payloads developed through international cooperation, providing more opportunities for the world's scientists and combining human expertise in space exploration.
Named after the Chinese moon goddess "Chang'e," China's lunar exploration program, which began in 2004, includes orbiting and landing on the moon, and bringing samples back to Earth.
China-Chang'e-4/Rover
Dateline : Jan 3, 2019
Location : Beijing,China
Duration : 1'44
Beijing, China - Jan 3, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of monitoring screen of Beijing Aerospace Control Center showing wheels of Yutu-2 rover of Chang'e-4 probe, process of rover separating from lander on far side of moon
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"The separation process of Chang'e-4's rover was smooth and perfect. The rover rolled only a small step onto the moon, but it represented a huge stride for the Chinese nation. It is a crucial step for us in exploring space and the universe."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
3. Monitoring screen showing Yutu-2 rover separating from lander
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
4. Monitoring screen showing relay satellite Queqiao amid operation
5. Screen showing photo of Chang'e-4
6. Photo of Yutu-2 rover making first wheel tracks on far side of moon
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Ye Peijian, academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences (starting with shots 4-6):
"The probe will detect various physical phenomena dating back to the formation of the universe. The far side of the moon has a clean environment with low noise, which is very helpful for our research. It is of great scientific significance to reach the far side in terms of a deeper understanding of the moon."
8. Monitoring screen showing Yutu-2 rover separating from lander
The rover of China's Chang'e-4 probe separated from its lander Thursday evening after the probe touched down on the far side of the moon and became the first spacecraft in the world to soft-land there.
Chang'e-4's rover, named "Yutu-2" (Jade Rabbit-2), rolled onto the floor of the moon's Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 22:22 Beijing Time (14:22 GMT) about 12 hours after the probe's soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side, which is never visible from Earth.
With the communication assistance of the relay satellite Queqiao (Magpie Bridge), the probe sent back close-up footage of Yutu-2's wheels to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center as the rover rolled down from Chang'e-4's lander and then made the first wheel tracks on the far side of the moon.
"The separation process of Chang'e-4's rover was smooth and perfect. The rover rolled only a small step onto the moon, but it represented a huge stride for the Chinese nation. It is a crucial step for us in exploring space and the universe," said Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program.
The probe will conduct low-frequency radio astronomical observations, survey the terrain and landforms, detect mineral compositions and shallow lunar surface structures and measure the neutron radiation and neutral atoms to study the environment on the far side of the moon, according to the China National Space Administration.
"The probe will detect various physical phenomena dating back to the formation of the universe. The far side of the moon has a clean environment with low noise, which is very helpful for our research. It is of great scientific significance to reach the far side in terms of a deeper understanding of the moon," said Ye Peijian, an academic from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The Chang'e-4 mission, including the probe, Queqiao and a micro satellite orbiting the moon, is equipped with four payloads developed through international cooperation, providing more opportunities for the world's scientists and combining human expertise in space exploration.
Named after the Chinese moon goddess "Chang'e," China's lunar exploration program, which began in 2004, includes orbiting and landing on the moon, and bringing samples back to Earth.
ID : 8099699
Published : 2019-01-04 09:28
Last Modified : 2019-01-04 19:17:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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