VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Chinese Moon landing

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    “Going to the far side of the moon is a major technological feather in the cap for China,” said Katherine Joy, a lunar scientist at the University of Manchester. “The Chinese lunar space programme is hugely ambitious.

    “It’s going to a place that is really special for lunar science. The impact crater carved a huge hole in the lunar crust and possibly into the lunar mantle. It potentially unlocks rocks that we wouldn’t normally find on the surface of the moon.”

    Period2 Jan 2019 → 3 Jan 2019

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    • TitleChina lands on ‘dark side of the Moon’ in space WORLD FIRST -close-range PICTURES revealed
      Media name/outletThe Express
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date3/01/19
      DescriptionKatherine Joy, a lunar scientist at the University of Manchester, told the Guardian: “Going to the far side of the moon is a major technological feather in the cap for China.

      “The Chinese lunar space programme is hugely ambitious.”
      URLhttps://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1066409/China-moon-landing-space-news-Change-4-dark-side-of-moon-land
      PersonsKatherine Joy
    • TitleTHE MIRROR: Chinese spacecraft will attempt to land on 'dark side of Moon' in world first TONIGHT
      Media name/outletThe Mirror
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date2/01/19
      DescriptionSpeaking to The Guardian, Dr Katherine Joy, a lunar scientists from the University of Manchester, said: “Going to the far side of the moon is a major technological feather in the cap for China.The Chinese lunar space programme is hugely ambitious.”
      URLhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/science/chinese-spacecraft-attempt-land-dark-13802900
      PersonsKatherine Joy
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    Keywords

    • China
    • space exploration