China's Chang'e-5 probe prepares to land on moon (4)

This combo image from video animation is provided by the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) . China's Chang'e-5 probe is preparing for a soft landing on the moon to undertake the country's first collection of samples from an extraterrestrial body. The lander-ascender combination of the spacecraft separated from its orbiter-returner combination at 4:40 a.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration. (BACC/Handout via Xinhua)