Moon Photos by China's Chang'e 2 Lunar Orbiter (Gallery)

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Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Full Moon Map

Credit: China Ministry of National Defense/Liberation Army Daily/Zhang Xiaoqi

This complete high-resolution map of the moon taken by China's Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter was unveiled on Feb. 6, 2012.

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China's Chang'e 2 Moon Probe

Credit: CNSA.

An artist's illustration of China's Chang'e moon probes, which are named after a goddess from Chinese mythology. China has launched two lunar orbiters to the moon (Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2).

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Chang'e 2's Full Moon Image Unveiling

Credit: China Ministry of National Defense/Liberation Army Daily/Zhang Xiaoqi

Chang'e 2's new full moon image is unveiled.

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Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Moon Image and Calligraphy

Credit: China Ministry of National Defense/Liberation Army Daily/Zhang Xiaoqi

CPPCC National Committee members hold up a sign inscribed with the famous calligrapher Ouyang's characters representing "the moon."

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Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Orthographic Projection Moon Diagram.

Credit: China Ministry of National Defense/Liberation Army Daily/Zhang Xiaoqi

Chang'e 2 spacecraft's orthographic projection diagram of the full moon.

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Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Cylindrical Projection Moon Map

Credit: China Ministry of National Defense/Liberation Army Daily/Zhang Xiaoqi

Chang'e 2 spacecraft's cylindrical projection map of the full moon.

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Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's New Moon Image with News Crew

Credit: China Ministry of National Defense/Liberation Army Daily/Zhang Xiaoqi

CCTV reporters at the scene reported on Chang'e 2's new moon image.

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Progress of China's Chang'e 2 Moon Probe

Credit: CSLEP

This graphic from the China Lunar Exploration Program shows the progress of China's Chang'e 2 moon probe from its lunar orbit out to the L2 Lagrange point 1.5 million km from Earth.

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Chang'e 2 Orbiter's Image of the Bay of Rainbows

Credit: CNSA

China's Chang'e 2 orbiter captured detailed imagery of the Bay of Rainbows, the proposed landing site for the country's first lunar lander.

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China Unveils First Moon Photos From New Lunar Orbiter

Credit: China Lunar Exploration Program [Full Story]

This photo, taken by China's Chang'e 2 lunar probe in October 2010, shows a crater in the moon's Bay of Rainbows. The image is one of the first released to the public by China's space agency.

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China's Chang'e 2 Lifts Off

Credit: CALT

A Chinese Long March 3C rocket launches the unmanned Chang'e 2 lunar probe toward the moon on Oct. 1, 2010 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Moon Photos by China's Chang'e 2 Lunar Orbiter (Gallery)

Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Full Moon Map

China's Chang'e 2 Moon Probe

Chang'e 2's Full Moon Image Unveiling

Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Moon Image and Calligraphy

Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Orthographic Projection Moon Diagram.

Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's Cylindrical Projection Moon Map

Chang'e 2 Spacecraft's New Moon Image with News Crew

Progress of China's Chang'e 2 Moon Probe

Chang'e 2 Orbiter's Image of the Bay of Rainbows

China Unveils First Moon Photos From New Lunar Orbiter

China's Chang'e 2 Lifts Off

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