Preliminary Scientific Achievements of Chang'e-3 Mission

Authors

Zhang Qiaoling, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; General Office of the Lunar and Deep-Space Exploration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China

Keywords

Chang'e-3 mission; the core team of scientists; scientific achievements

Abstract

Chang'e-3 spacecraft landed on the Moon on 14 December 2013, and set a world record for the longest working hours on the surface of the moon. The eight scientific payloads of the Chang'e-3 have achieved a large amount of scientific exploration data. In order to promote the application and research of these exploration data, and strive for sound and quick results, Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted the key deployment project of application research on the scientific data from CE-3 before launch. Five core teams of scientists consisted of scientists, scientific instruments, and Ground Research and Application System technical personnel. The five core teams have achieved a series of innovative research results in lunar topography, regolith structure, lunar based astronomical observation, and earth plasma observation in 2 years.

First page

85

Last Page

90

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recommended Citation

Qiaoling, Zhang (2017) "Preliminary Scientific Achievements of Chang'e-3 Mission," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 32 : Iss. 1 , Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.2017.01.011
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol32/iss1/11