WuWeiren,chiefdesignerofChina鈥檚lunarprobeprogram,notedthattheChang鈥檈-4roverlargelykepttheshapeandconditionsofitspredecessor,theYutu(JadeRabbit),China鈥檚firstlunarroverforthe2013Chang鈥檈-3lunarprobe.However,italsohasadaptablepartsandanadjustablepayloadconfigurationtodealwiththecomplexterrainonthefarsideofthemoon,thedemandofrelaycommunicationandtheactualneedstocompletescientificobjectives,accordingtospacescientists.
TheChang鈥檈-4lunarprobewilllandintheAitkenBasininthelunarsouthpoleregiononthefarsideofthemoon鈥攁hotspotforscientificandspaceexploration.