China releases photos taken by Chang'e-3

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China has released its latest photos of the lunar landscape, taken by its Chang'e-3 lunar probe.

Photo taken by the panoramic camera on the Yutu moon rover on Dec. 22, 2013 shows the Chang' e-3 moon lander during Chang'e-3 lunar probe mission's first lunar day circle.

One of the pictures shows the first official photo of the earth taken by the lander’s landform camera. The moonscape around the Yutu rover was captured by the panoramic camera. Other images show the moon’s surface, the rover, and the earth’s plasmasphere.
The pictures were taken between December 14th and 26th, during the mission’s first lunar day cycle.

Photo taken by the landing camera on Dec. 14, 2013 shows the landform of the moon during Chang'e-3 lunar probe's landing at the height of 7.9 kilometers from moonscape.

Photo taken by the landform camera on the Chang'e-3 moon lander on Dec. 16, 2013 shows the Yutu moon rover during Chang'e-3 lunar probe mission's first lunar day circle.

Photo taken by the landform camera on the Chang'e-3 moon lander on Dec. 18, 2013 shows the moonscape during Chang'e-3 lunar probe mission's first lunar day circle.  http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20140111/102280.shtml 11/1/14

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