[meteorite-list] Long March Rover Blasts Off with Chinese Lunar Rover (Chang'e 3/Yutu)

2013-12-01 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/china/change3/131201launch/ Long March rocket blasts off with Chinese lunar rover BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW December 1, 2013 A six-wheeled robotic rover named Yutu rode a Long March rocket into space Sunday on China's first lunar landing mission, marking an

Re: [meteorite-list] Long March Rover Blasts Off with Chinese Lunar Rover (Chang'e 3/Yutu)

2013-12-01 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Ron and List, Has anyone heard anything regarding the optical telescope deployed on this rover? Have the Chinese released any specifications on it? I'm just curious what type of telescope it is and what they plan to observe with it. Best regards, MikeG --