China’s historic Chang’e 4 lander touched down on the far side of the moon Jan. 2, the first time that has ever been accomplished, and on Friday we got our first ever 360-degree panoramic photo of the previously unexplored landscape. See the full image below, and for a high-resolution version, visit the Chinese National Space Administration website here. CNSARight in the center, you can see the Yutu 2 (aka Jade Rabbit 2) rover slightly in the distance, which the Chang’e 4 released shortly after landing. CNSAThe two vehicles even took photos of each other from within the Von Kármán Crater, which is 115 miles wide. Chang'e-4 and Yutu-2 take pictures of each other on the far side of the Moon #ChangE4 pic.twitter.com/QUZBFJhapQ — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 11, 2019

Source: Huffington Post January 12, 2019 20:48 UTC