Cool Chang'E 2 Videos

By Nancy Atkinson - November 16, 2010 11:26 AM UTC | Site News

Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society blog

unearthed some really cool videos taken by the Chinese Chang'E 2 spacecraft at the Moon. The five engineering videos include Chang'E 2's solar panel deployment, orbit insertion burn, the first and second orbital trim maneuvers, and low lunar orbit. They are all especially unique in that the video not only includes images from the Moon's surface, but also the spacecraft itself can be seen, providing a perspective that is not often seen. The video above is of Chang'E 2's second orbit trim maneuver.

Check out Emily's post to see all five,

plus she provides great insights into the video clips, as well.

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Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

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