China successfully landed the Chang'e 4 lunar probe (月球探测器) on the far side of the moon on January 3, 2019, becoming the only country in history   (touch) the lunar surface unseen by those on Earth. The far side of the moon has been seen and mapped (previous) by astronauts of the Apollo missions. But it is the first time that the moon's far side(set) foot on by spacecraft, and the successful landing of Chang'e 4 is seen as a major milestone in space(explore).

The Chang'e 4 spacecraft consiststwo parts: a lander and a rover (巡视器). Representing China's(new) step in the lunar probe project of all time, it landed at 10: 26 am of Beijing time. Then it sent back a photo of the landing place.(shoot) through cameras on the probe's lander, the photo marks the world's first image taken on the surface of the far side of the moon. One of the photos published by the China National Space Administration shows the placeChang'e 4's rover — named Yutu 2 — will be heading hours later forpurpose of conducting further research. The name Chang'e has its roots in the Chinese goddess of the moon. In the ancient tale, Chang'e(fly) to the heavens and landed on the moon as her final resting place.