In January of this year, China’s Chang’E-4—the fourth version of a lunar spacecraft named for the Chinese goddess of the Moon—landed on the far side of the Moon. Due to the location of the landing, Chang’E-4 had to navigate autonomously, without the guidance of scientists on Earth.
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Source:
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-reconstructing-successful-lunar-farside.html