The Chinese lunar probe Chang’e 6 (Chang’e 6), launched on 3 May, landed safely in the southern part of the Apollo Crater, which is located in the vast South Pole-Aitken impact basin on the back side of the Moon. This mission should deliver to Earth the soil, the analysis of which will allow us to better understand the history of the formation of our planet’s satellite. The fact is that in this impact basin, the surface is a solidified rock dislodged from the Moon’s mantle.
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This landing on the Moon became for China the fourth successful landing in four attempts. And so far, only Chinese engineers have managed to land their vehicles on the back side of the Moon. They have done it twice. The process of landing the platform ‘Chang’e-6’ was filmed on video from the board of the probe. The clip shows the descent as well as the hovering before the final stage of descent. At this time, the onboard computer was assessing the safety of the landing site.
