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Until you can go to the moon, these photos are the next best thing

By Caleb Hoke
Feb 2, 2016

Hundreds of photos of the moon have been released by China's National Space Administration.

The photos were taken during China's unmanned Chang'e 3 exploration mission, launched in 2013.

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They show the country's Chang'e 3 lander, the lunar rover Yutu, high-resolution shots of the moon's surface and a few new photos of planet Earth.

You can view and download all the photos on the Science and Application Center For Moon and Deepspace Exploration website.

This video includes images from the China National Space Administration and NASA.

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