Question

Which of the following country’s spacecraft has landed for the first time on the far side of the Moon?

Options

• USA

• Russia

• China

• Japan

Answer 1

China

Explanation:

China has successfully landed a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the Moon. Previous Moon missions have landed on the Earth-facing side, but this is the first time any craft has landed successfully on the unexplored and rugged far side. The probe, named  Change 4, launched from southwest China in early  December and landed at 10:26 a.m. Beijing time on 2nd  January 2019 in Von Karman crater within the moon’s  South Pole-Aitken basin.