A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name NILS Data Collection
Mission Chang'e 6
URL https://archives.esac.esa.int/psa/ftp/Chang'e 6/NILS/
DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-jw5mh1u
Description This collection contains data recorded by the NILS instrument.
Instrument NILS
Temporal Coverage 2024-06-02T02:56:55.448000Z - 2024-06-03T14:22:16.731000Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description

Chang'E-6 Mission Overview
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Chang'E-6 is CNSA's 6th mission to the Moon. Chang'E-6 was a sample return mission targeting the Apollo Basin on the lunar farside. It landed at 153.978°W, 41.638°S based on Chang'E-2 derived coordinates or 153.986°W, 41,638°S based on Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter derived coordinates. The lander carried the Negative Ions at the Lunar Surface (NILS) instrument built to investigate the presence of negative ions in the plasma on the lunar surface.
Creator Contact Martin Wieser, Aibing Zhang, Romain Canu-Blot, Stas Barabash, Wenjing Wang, Gabriella Stenberg Wieser, Lianghai Xie, Tianhua Zhong, Xiao-Dong Wang, Yongliao Zou, Mate Kerenyi, Weibin Wen, Charles Lue, Chi Wang
Date Published 2026-01-21
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, 21/01/2026, NILS Data Collection, 1.0. https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-jw5mh1u