China's Artificial Landing Forum Successfully Landing On The Far Side Of The Moon

CNSA's Chang'e-6 Ride (photo: dock. CNSA)

JAKARTA Chang'e-6, a Chinese-made lander, successfully landed on the Moon on Saturday, June 1. This landing robot arrived at a pre-determined area, namely in the South Pole-Aitken Basin (SPA). The Chinese Space Agency (CNSA), quoted from Spacenews, confirmed the news of this landing on its official website. This spacecraft is ready to collect samples in a region rarely explored by landers or humans, precisely on the far side of the moon. Chang'e-6 lander uses a 7,500-network variable engine to help the vehicle land. The speed of the engine from the lander is able to be slowed while in lunar orbit and as the lander prepares itself to descend. Less than 20 minutes before landing, Chang'e-6 begins to lower power and ignites the thrust power variable in its primary engine. As these two things are done, the CNSA lander slowly drops and approaches the moon with intelligent steps. "During the landing, an autonomous visual obstacle avoidance system is used to detect obstacles automatically, with the light camera appearing to choose relatively safe landing areas based on lunar surface brightness and darkness," said CNSA. Collecting samples on the far side of the moon constitutes the first innovation in lunar exploration history. With a qualified technology, CNSA plans to bring samples from the Apollo Basincence located at the SPA. Huang Hao, a CNSA Space Expert, said that this location was deliberately selected because of its exploration value potential. In addition, communication conditions and telemetry as well as field leveling become a consideration material for the institution.

"Medan on the far side of the moon is steeper than the near side, with fewer flat areas continuously. However, the Apollo Basin is relatively flatter than other areas on the far side, so it is conducive to landing," Hao explained. Not only collecting samples, CNSA plans to create a replica area of Chang'e-6 exploration results. This large-scale sample includes its environment, rock distribution, and soil conditions around its landing site.