lunar probe

基本解释

The country's second lunar probe, known as the Chang'e 2, has reached an orbit of 1.5 million kilometers from earth.
国家第二个月球探测器，嫦娥二号，已经飞抵距离地球150万公里的一个轨道上。
NASA's double sledgehammer shot to the moon succeeded early this morning when an empty rocket stage and a lunar probe each crashed into separate craters.
随着一级空火箭和一个月球探测器分别撞击到月球表面不同的两座环形山上，美国航空航天局（NASA）的大型“双重撞月”行动在今天早晨取得了成功。
However, Japan's first lunar probe, Kaguya, was successfully launched last September, releasing two baby satellites which will be used to study the gravity fields of the moon among other projects.
无论如何，日本的第一个月球探测器-Kaguy于去年9月成功发射，并释放两颗子卫星用来研究月球的重力场.自20世纪60年代-70年代美国的阿波罗号以来，55亿日元（ 500万美元）的月球探测器是研究月球最广泛的技术。

Gaining an edge on its neighbour, Japan launched a lunar probe shortly before China did last year.
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Another programme, which began last October with the launch of a lunar probe called Chang'e, aims to put an unmanned rover on the surface of the moon around 2017 and return it to earth with samples.
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These include sending an unmanned rover to the lunar surface as well as sending a probe to collect surface samples and return them to earth.
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月球探测器
The lunar probe requires accurate information on position and velocity when it runs on its close phase of orbit.
月球探测器轨道近地段飞行要求有精确的位置和速度信息。
月球探测卫星
探月卫星