02 September 2015
China obtained detailed images of a planned Moon landing site on 9 September, where a future Chang'e-5 mission is expected to conduct a soft landing and collect samples. The pictures, with a resolution of 1 meter, were captured by an orbiting service module put in place by the country's returned unmanned lunar orbiter launched in October last year, according to a statement by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND).
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