China Sends Lunar Orbiter On Controlled Crash Into Surface

Chinese engineers are evaluating data from a controlled impact of the moon by the Chang’e-1 orbiter March 1 to help their planning for a soft landing there in 2012. The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported the 2,350-kilogram (5,180-pound) orbiter crashed just south of the lunar equator at 52.36...

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