Chang’e 4
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Chang’e 4 is a Chinese lunar mission best known for achieving the first soft landing and rover exploration on the far side of the Moon.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chang’e 4 canonical | 5 |
| Chang'e 4 | 2 |
| Chang’e 4 lander | 2 |
| Chang’e 4 mission | 1 |
| Yutu-2 | 1 |
| Yutu-2 rover | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9889991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chang’e 4 Context triple: [Chang’e lunar exploration program, componentMission, Chang’e 4]
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A.
Chang’e 3
Chang’e 3 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that successfully soft-landed on the Moon in 2013 and deployed the Yutu rover to conduct surface and astronomical observations.
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B.
Luna 20
Luna 20 was a Soviet robotic lunar sample-return mission that successfully collected and returned soil from the Moon’s surface in 1972.
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C.
Chang’e 2
Chang’e 2 is a Chinese lunar probe launched in 2010 that orbited the Moon for high-resolution mapping before traveling on to study the asteroid 4179 Toutatis.
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D.
Luna 25
Luna 25 is a Russian lunar lander mission aimed at conducting scientific research and demonstrating landing technology near the Moon’s south polar region.
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E.
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary mission, consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover sent to study Mars from orbit and on the surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chang’e 4 Target entity description: Chang’e 4 is a Chinese lunar mission best known for achieving the first soft landing and rover exploration on the far side of the Moon.
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A.
Chang’e 3
Chang’e 3 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that successfully soft-landed on the Moon in 2013 and deployed the Yutu rover to conduct surface and astronomical observations.
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B.
Luna 20
Luna 20 was a Soviet robotic lunar sample-return mission that successfully collected and returned soil from the Moon’s surface in 1972.
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C.
Chang’e 2
Chang’e 2 is a Chinese lunar probe launched in 2010 that orbited the Moon for high-resolution mapping before traveling on to study the asteroid 4179 Toutatis.
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D.
Luna 25
Luna 25 is a Russian lunar lander mission aimed at conducting scientific research and demonstrating landing technology near the Moon’s south polar region.
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E.
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary mission, consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover sent to study Mars from orbit and on the surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese space mission
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lunar lander mission ⓘ robotic lunar exploration mission ⓘ |
| achievedFirst | first mission to perform in-situ measurements on the lunar far side ⓘ |
| carriesInstrument |
Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals
ⓘ
linked to:
Neutral Particle Detector
German Lunar Lander Neutron and Dosimetry experiment ⓘ Low Frequency Spectrometer ⓘ Lunar Lander Neutrons and Dosimetry experiment ⓘ Lunar Lander Terrain Camera ⓘ Lunar Penetrating Radar ⓘ
linked to:
Lunar Radar Sounder
Panoramic Camera ⓘ Swedish Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals ⓘ
linked to:
SARA (Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer)
Visible and Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer ⓘ
linked to:
Near Infrared Spectrometer
|
| carriesPayload | biosphere experiment with seeds and insect eggs ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| follows | Chang’e 3 mission design ⓘ |
| landerMass | approximately 1200 kg ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2019-01-03 ⓘ |
| landingRegion | South Pole–Aitken basin ⓘ |
| landingSite | Von Kármán crater ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2018-12-07 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Xichang Satellite Launch Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Long March 3B ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Academy of Space Technology ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct low-frequency radio astronomy
ⓘ
study lunar far-side geology ⓘ study lunar subsurface structure ⓘ study lunar surface composition ⓘ study solar wind interaction with the Moon ⓘ test biological growth in lunar environment ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar lander
ⓘ
lunar rover ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first rover exploration on the far side of the Moon
ⓘ
first soft landing on the far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| operator | China National Space Administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chang’e program
ⓘ
linked to:
Chang’e lunar exploration program
|
| predecessor | Chang’e 3 ⓘ |
| primaryBody | Moon ⓘ |
| program |
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
ⓘ
linked to:
Chang’e lunar exploration program
|
| relatedMission | Chang’e 5 ⓘ |
| relaySatelliteOrbit | Earth–Moon L2 halo orbit ⓘ |
| roverMass | approximately 140 kg ⓘ |
| roverName |
Yutu-2
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linked to:
Yutu rover
|
| spaceAgency | China National Space Administration ⓘ |
| spacecraftComponent |
Chang’e 4 lander
ⓘ
linked to:
Chang’e 4
Yutu-2 rover ⓘ
linked to:
Yutu rover
|
| status | operational (lander and rover continuing science operations beyond design life) ⓘ |
| targetHemisphere | lunar far side ⓘ |
| usesRelaySatellite | Queqiao ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chang’e 4 Description of subject: Chang’e 4 is a Chinese lunar mission best known for achieving the first soft landing and rover exploration on the far side of the Moon.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chang’e 4
subject linked to:
von Kármán crater on the Moon
linked to: Chang’e 4
subject linked to:
von Kármán crater on the Moon
linked to: Chang’e 4
subject linked to:
von Kármán crater on the Moon
linked to: Chang’e 4
linked to: Chang’e 4
linked to: Chang’e 4
linked to: Chang’e 4