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March 04, 2015

China's moon rover Yutu functioning but stationary
Beijing (XNA) Mar 04, 2015
China's first lunar rover Yutu (the Jade Rabbit) is still working but cannot move, a scientist with the lunar probe mission told Xinhua. The rover, named after the pet of a Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, was launched in late 2013, but its control mechanism failed on its second lunar day before becoming dormant in January 2014. Yutu, the national pride of the world's third country to soft-land on the moon, was re-awakened, but problems remained. Ye Peijian, chief scientist of Chi ... read more

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