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China-CPPCC Member/Lunar Landing Plan
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of animation showing spacecraft flying around moon
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program:
"Why did we decide to set up a research station at the south pole of the moon? This is mainly because it has polar days and nights like the south and north poles of earth."
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Animation showing moon
4. Animation showing surface of moon
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"It requires a high precision of landing since there is not much flatlands or deserts at the south pole. After our preliminary analysis, probably only one tenth of the area can be used as the landing point. Therefore, the landing could be quite difficult."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Animation showing surface of moon
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
7. Animation showing moon
8. Various of spacecraft landing on moon
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program (starting with shot 8):
"A major goal is to find water at the south pole of the moon. There are deep lunar craters at the south pole, which cover about ten kilometers. If there was water, it could exist in the form of water ice due to the lack of sunlight throughout the year."
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Animation showing planets in space
The landing location for China's fourth phase of its lunar exploration program will be at the south pole of the moon, said the chief designer of the program.
In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, Wu Weiren, talked about the reason, challenge and purpose behind the choice of the landing location.
"Why did we decide to set up a research station at the south pole of the moon? This is mainly because it has polar days and nights like the south and north poles of earth," said Wu.
Compared with other areas, higher grounds at the south pole are much preferred as there would be sufficient sunlight.
"It requires a high precision of landing since there is not much flatlands or deserts at the south pole. After our preliminary analysis, probably only one tenth of the area can be used as the landing point. Therefore, the landing could be quite difficult," Wu said.
In terms of the goals for the following lunar exploration missions, Wu said finding water on the moon is one of them.
"A major goal is to find water at the south pole of the moon. There are deep lunar craters at the south pole, which cover about ten kilometers. If there was water, it could exist in the form of water ice due to the lack of sunlight throughout the year," said Wu.
Based on the preliminary estimation, there are about 180 polar days on the moon, which has provided abundant time for scientific researches.
China-CPPCC Member/Lunar Landing Plan
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Location : China
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FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of animation showing spacecraft flying around moon
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program:
"Why did we decide to set up a research station at the south pole of the moon? This is mainly because it has polar days and nights like the south and north poles of earth."
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Animation showing moon
4. Animation showing surface of moon
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"It requires a high precision of landing since there is not much flatlands or deserts at the south pole. After our preliminary analysis, probably only one tenth of the area can be used as the landing point. Therefore, the landing could be quite difficult."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Animation showing surface of moon
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
7. Animation showing moon
8. Various of spacecraft landing on moon
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wu Weiren, chief designer, China's lunar exploration program (starting with shot 8):
"A major goal is to find water at the south pole of the moon. There are deep lunar craters at the south pole, which cover about ten kilometers. If there was water, it could exist in the form of water ice due to the lack of sunlight throughout the year."
FILE: China - Date and Exact Location Unknown (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Animation showing planets in space
The landing location for China's fourth phase of its lunar exploration program will be at the south pole of the moon, said the chief designer of the program.
In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), the chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, Wu Weiren, talked about the reason, challenge and purpose behind the choice of the landing location.
"Why did we decide to set up a research station at the south pole of the moon? This is mainly because it has polar days and nights like the south and north poles of earth," said Wu.
Compared with other areas, higher grounds at the south pole are much preferred as there would be sufficient sunlight.
"It requires a high precision of landing since there is not much flatlands or deserts at the south pole. After our preliminary analysis, probably only one tenth of the area can be used as the landing point. Therefore, the landing could be quite difficult," Wu said.
In terms of the goals for the following lunar exploration missions, Wu said finding water on the moon is one of them.
"A major goal is to find water at the south pole of the moon. There are deep lunar craters at the south pole, which cover about ten kilometers. If there was water, it could exist in the form of water ice due to the lack of sunlight throughout the year," said Wu.
Based on the preliminary estimation, there are about 180 polar days on the moon, which has provided abundant time for scientific researches.
ID : 8262909
Published : 2022-03-10 15:22
Last Modified : 2022-03-10 21:38:06
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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