At approximately 3 minutes into the video, the Chang’e 3 lander rotates
to begin its vertical descent onto Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows),
an ancient lava plain in the moon’s northern hemisphere. The descent
onto lunar regolith had a very Apollo-landing feel as the lander’s
thrusters blew moon dust away from the landing site at around the 6
minute mark. Then, as the lander reached 4 meters from the surface, its
engines switched off, causing the robot to drop, unaided, the rest of
the way.
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