08 January 2019

Chinese mission on the far side of the Moon

 Yutu-2 starts off its journey on the far side of the moon. 
(China National Space Administration)

The Guardian reports that, about 12 hours after the landing, a small rover named Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, left the Chang’e-4 spacecraft and began exploring the crater, which is part of the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the largest known impact structures in our solar system.

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