Chang'e-1's successful moon impact lays a foundation for soft landing of our country's space probes in the future." Researcher Wang Sic hao of the Zijin Mountain Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told reporters on March 2.
At 4:13:10 pm on March 1, under the precise control of technicians at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, Chang'e-1 satellite accurately landed on the predetermined impact point.
Wang Sichao said that launching a probe to the moon and carrying out field explorations on it will be one of the important targets of China's astronomical work. But soft landing of lunar probes on the surface of the moon is very difficult. There is no air on the moon and even parachutes cannot be used. Therefore, it can be imagined how difficult it is to make an accurate soft landing on the moon. If the probe lands on a slope, it may overturn and fail to work normally