Best images from China’s Chang’e moon mission so far

  The mission set down on moon on December 14, 2013 at 9:12 p.m. Beijing time. China is the third country to land on the moon, after U.S. and former Soviet Union.

Earth as seen by Chang’e on the moon on December 25, 2013. Chinese Academy of Science photo via the Planetary Society.

Earth in ultraviolet as seen by Chang’e on the moon, December 16, 2013. Chinese Academy of Science photo via the Planetary 

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Chang’e has this view of the lunar surface. Image acquired December 15, 2013. Chinese Academy of Science photo via the Planetary Society.

360-degree panorama, taken by Chang’e on the moon. Chinese Academy of Science photo via the Planetary Society.

When the rover Yutu was safely deployed on the lunar surface, the lander captured this photo. December 16, 2013. Chinese Academy of Science photo via the Planetary Society.

Chang’e lander on the moon. The rover Yutu captured this image on December 15, 2013. Chinese Academy of Science photo via the Planetary Society.

SOURCE:http://earthsky.org/space/best-images-from-chinas-change-moon-mission-so-far