Chang'e-1, China's first lunar probe, impacted the moon at 4:13 PM Beijing Time (0813 GMT) on Sunday, said sources with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

Chang'e-1 satellite ended its 16-month mission Sunday with an impact on the lunar surface at 1.50 degrees south latitude and 52.36 degrees east longitude.

The satellite began to reduce its speed at 3:36 PM Beijing Time (0736 GMT), and impacted the moon at 4:13 PM Beijing Time (0813 GMT)under remote control by two observation and control stations in east China's Qingdao and northwest China's Kashi.

(Xinhua News Agency March 1, 2009)