The planned Chang'e 7 robotic lunar exploration system combines an orbiter, lander, rover, and hopping probe to investigate the lunar south-polar environment and resources using orbital, surface, mobile, and permanently shadowed-region observations.
Identity
Aliases
CE-7 spacecraft systemChang'e-7 probe
Family Name
Chang'e 7
Full Name
Chang'e 7 lunar south-pole probe
Reusability
expendable
Slug
change-7-lunar-probe
Status
development
Type
spacecraft
Details
Description
The planned Chang'e 7 robotic lunar exploration system combines an orbiter, lander, rover, and hopping probe to investigate the lunar south-polar environment and resources using orbital, surface, mobile, and permanently shadowed-region observations.