China’s Chang’e 4 probe achieved the first soft landing on the far side of the moon on 3 January

It is hoped the lander could get an unprecedented view of the moon's internal structure and origins by studying an ancient impact area

The probe touched down in the Von Kármán crater within the Aitken basin – the moon’s largest, deepest and oldest crater

It is hoped the lander could get an unprecedented view of the moon's internal structure and origins by studying an ancient impact area

The probe touched down in the Von Kármán crater within the Aitken basin – the moon’s largest, deepest and oldest crater