China's first lunar probe Chang'e-I has been instructed to take microwave pictures of the moon. It will be the first time in the moon exploration history such an act has been done, vice general designer of China's moon exploration project Jiang Jingshan said.

Website qq.com reported on Thursday that Jiang released the plan in an interview with the site.

Compared to visible ray pictures and infrared ones, it will be the first time to use microwaves to describe the details of the moon.

According to Jiang, only less than one percent of the image scanning of the moon surface is left at the moment and the work is expected to be finished in around one month, then a complete moon map will be obtained.

He also disclosed that Chang'e-I will use microwave techniques to explore the mystery whether there is water at the two poles of the moon or not. If water can be found, it could be a supply for when human beings construct bases on the moon.