Microwave tomography for Lunar Penetrating Radar data processing in Chang’e 4 mission [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis work presents the results achieved by applying a microwave tomographic approach to the data collected by the Lunar Penetrating Radar onboard Yutu-2 rover in the frame of the Chang’e 4 mission.
Francesco Soldovieri +4 more
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Geological characteristics of Chang’E-6 landing area in micro-scale unveiled by new observation data [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsChang’E-6 mission successfully achieved humanity’s first sample return from the farside of the Moon. Here, we report a high-precision terrain dataset with millimeter-to-decimeter spatial resolution around the CE-6 landing site. Based on this dataset, the
Wei Yan +10 more
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Descent trajectory reconstruction and landing site positioning of Chang’E-4 on the lunar farside [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 The Chang’E-4 mission in January 2019 had the major challenge to land on the lunar far side without traditional radiometric techniques due to the missing line-of-sight.
Jianjun Liu +16 more
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Polycyclic aromatics in the Chang’E 5 lunar soils [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsPolycyclic aromatics are ubiquitous in the interstellar medium and meteorites, yet the search for lunar polycyclic aromatics remains a significant challenge. Here, we analyze Chang’E-5 lunar soil samples, revealing polycyclic aromatic concentrations of 5.
Guangcai Zhong +18 more
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Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region [PDF]
Sensors, 2019 The Von Kármán Crater, within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, is the landing site of China’s Chang’E-4 mission. To complement the in situ exploration mission and provide initial subsurface interpretation, we applied a 3D density ...
Chikondi Chisenga +4 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 The Chinese Chang’E-5 probe landed in the Mons Rümker of Oceanus Procellarum on the near side of the Moon. The lunar regolith penetrating radar (LRPR) carried by the Chang’E-5 probe allows for the determination of in situ lunar regolith dielectric ...
Chunyu Ding +9 more
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Review of the Precise Orbit Determination for Chinese Lunar Exploration Projects
Earth and Space Science, 2021 China's lunar exploration program has developed and progressed for more than 13 years. Over this time, Precise Orbit Determination (POD) has guaranteed successful execution of the Chang’e missions, and is the basis for further scientific investigations ...
Shanhong Liu +6 more
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Sensors, 2022 Chang’E-3 is China’s first soft landing mission on an extraterrestrial celestial body. The laser Three-Dimensional Imaging (TDI) sensor is one of the key payloads of the Chang’E-3 lander.
Donghong Wang +7 more
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Comprehensive mapping of lunar surface chemistry by adding Chang'e-5 samples with deep learning
Nature Communications, 2023 Lunar surface chemistry is essential for revealing petrological characteristics to understand the evolution of the Moon. Existing chemistry mapping from Apollo and Luna returned samples could only calibrate chemical features before 3.0 Gyr, missing the ...
Chen Yang +13 more
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APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES IN CHANG’E-4 MISSION [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022 This paper presents a brief overview of photogrammetry and remote sensing technologies and applications in the Chang’e-4 mission. The developed technologies, such as image matching, block adjustment, 3D mapping, spectral analysis and mineral retrieval ...
K. Di +13 more
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