First moon picture from China

China joins the ranks of the nations who have successfully deployed deep space projects, with their publication of the first lunar picture.
The black and white image showed a rough moon surface with scattered round craters both big and small. The area covered by the picture, about 460 kilometers in length and 280 km in width, is located within a 54 to 70 degrees south latitude and 57 to 83 degrees east longitude. China will provide the data collected to as many scientists as possible.

Premier Wen Jiabao (R) unveiled the first picture of the moon, sent back from the lunar probe Chang'e I, in Beijing November 26, 2007. The premier said that the lunar probe was the third milestone in China's space exploration, following the success of man-made satellites and manned space flights. The success, he said, not only manifested China's rising national strength and technical innovation capability, but also elevated the country's international status and cemented national cohesion.

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[PeoplesGeneral]

Have you been to China?

At least China's government is upfront about their policies.

Unlike some administration here in the US who tells you that they're invading another country for "weapons of mass destruction" or are fighting for "freedom and democracy".

[holunhoyeah]

we go to the moon to prove the American actully didnt land on the moon in 1969. Thats far more intertesting than sinking their kitty hawk..

[VladTheImpala27]

...oh bugger, I see I'm too late.

[VladTheImpala27]

I don't think this probe went to the moon at all. Am I the first one to suggest a conspiracy / hoax about this mission? Worth a try....

[firefirefuneralpyre]

@holunhoyeah HELL YEAH!!!,...we never went to the moon,best wishes to you ,and kith and kin!!

[DearHJ]

@DearHJ 我能.....

[DearHJ]

@seyoumeye yes ,you camera would do that, you know what ?can you send it back to earth?

[juanmademerlo]

A photo in black and white???c'mon...

[yellowhue30]

@fredgt28 It's hard enough to get people to come into resteraunt, now you have to make so stupid statement. You do all of us big diservice. Lucky you here and not in china.

[joshig1983]

They picked a funny pic to unveil. The area in the photo is so huge, it could be photographed in similar detail from a ground based observatory.

[photofansgroup]

踏踏实实做好自己的事情，这就是现在的中国。