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China's Chang'e 3 Lander and Yutu Rover Camera Data Released

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 2, 2016 @01:48AM from the practically-like-being-there dept.

AmiMoJo writes: Detailed high resolution images from the recent Chinese moon mission have been released. Links to the original Chinese sites hosting the images are available, but Emily Lakdawalla of the Planetary Society has kindly organized them in English. Images show the lander, the rover and the surface of the earth. An interactive map is also available, built from data collected by the mission.

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Re:What about the people? by Thanshin · 2016-02-02 02:52 · Score: 5, Insightful

Those millions of dollars spent researching moon rocks would be much better spent feeding the starving people on planet earth.
The millions of dollars spent paving your country's roads would also be better spent feeding the starving people. And the million spent in movies, sports or producing reality shows.
Why is it always science that has to justify its usefulness for the good of humanity compared to feeding the poor? Why not every other human venture, of which the immense majority add a minuscule value compared to space exploration?