China questions Indian moon mission claim
Chinese scientist claims that India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover landed 619 kms away from lunar south pole
BEIJING, China – China has challenged India’s claim that its Chandrayaan-3 rover landed near the lunar south pole.
Ouyang Ziyuan, known as a pioneer of Chinese lunar exploration, pointed out that the landing site at 69 degrees south latitude is not near the defined pole.
He claimed that the rover was 619 kilometers (385 miles) from the lunar south pole.
The Indian Space Agency has not yet commented on the issue.
Nevertheless, Chandrayaan-3 has traveled farther south than any previous spacecraft.
Russia’s most recent attempt in this region failed and crashed on the moon.
Previous missions include China’s Chang’e 4 mission, which landed at 45 degrees south latitude in 2019, and NASA’s Surveyor 7 mission, which landed at about 41 degrees south latitude in 1968.
The lunar south pole is significant because scientists speculate about ice reserves that could be useful for longer lunar missions.
Both the U.S. and China are targeting this area for their upcoming lunar missions, which will be the first manned lunar landings since the Apollo program NASA decades ago.
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