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Interesting name! At first I assumed it's a pun on "Chang" (which looks like a romanized Chinese word) and English "Change". Instead: >the spacecraft is named
by hifromwork 2y ago
Interesting name! At first I assumed it's a pun on "Chang" (which looks like a romanized Chinese word) and English "Change". Instead:
>the spacecraft is named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e[1]
What a great name for a Chinese Lunar spacecraft!
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e
- DiogenesKynikos 2y agoThe Chang'e 3 lander released a small rover called Yutu, which means "jade rabbit." In Chinese mythology, the moon goddess has a pet rabbit. Westerners think the dark pattern on the moon looks like a face, but Chinese people think it looks like a rabbit.
- watersb 2y agoAlways looked like a rabbit to me, too.