National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Science. 2019 Jul 19;365(6450):238-239. doi: 10.1126/science.aax9908.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the pace of lunar exploration has accelerated, with more than a dozen probes having undertaken scientific exploration of the Moon. Prominent among these have been the robotic "Chang'E" (CE) missions of the China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP). We discuss technological and scientific goals and achievements for the four completed, and four planned, CE missions, and longer-term goals and plans of the CLEP beyond the CE missions. The exploration plan is flexible and iterative, with an emphasis on international cooperation.
自 21 世纪初以来，月球探测的步伐加快，已有十几艘探测器对月球进行了科学探测。其中，中国探月工程（CLEP）的机器人“嫦娥”（CE）任务最为突出。我们讨论了已完成的四次和计划中的四次 CE 任务的技术和科学目标及成就，以及 CE 任务之外的 CLEP 的长期目标和计划。该探测计划具有灵活性和迭代性，重点是国际合作。
