China's Chang'e-4 probe soft-lands on moon's far side - Xinhua

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The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode after working stably for the 27th lunar day, according to the China National Space Administration. The lunar probe had survived 778 Earth days as of Saturday and the rover has traveled 652.62m.


12:30 PM · Feb 20, 2021

 

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Still going strong.

 

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China's Chang'e-4 probe resumes work for 28th lunar day
Source: Xinhua| 2021-03-08 17:26:28|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The lander and rover of China's Chang'e-4 probe have begun their 28th lunar day of work on the far side of the moon.

Landing on the moon on Jan. 3, 2019, the Chang'e-4 probe has survived 795 Earth days on the moon, the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration said Monday.

A lunar day is equal to about 14 days on Earth, and a lunar night is of the same length. The solar-powered probe switches to dormant mode during the lunar night.

The rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, is currently located about 429 meters northwest of the landing site.

 

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我们的太空 ​

60分钟前 来自 HUAWEI P40 Pro 5G​

【嫦娥四号完成第28月昼工作】嫦娥四号着陆器和“玉兔二号”月球车分别于3月21日2时和3月20日17时09分结束第28月昼工作，进入月夜休眠。截至目前，嫦娥四号着陆器和“玉兔二号”月球车已在月面生存了808个地球日，本月昼月球车行驶约30米，累计行驶里程682.77米。#我们的太空##中国航天#​

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[Chang'e-4 completed the 28th lunar day of work]

The Chang'e-4 lander and the "Yutu-2" lunar rover finished their 28th lunar day of work at 2 o'clock on March 21 and at 17:09 on March 20, respectively, and entered moon night dormancy. Up to now, the Chang'e 4 lander and the "Yutu-2" lunar rover have survived 808 Earth days on the moon. The lunar rover traveled about 30 meters during the day and the accumulated mileage was 682.77 meters.

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NEW: Gou et al. (2021) investigate the origin, emplacement, and composition of light-colored lunar rock fragments collected by the Yutu-2 rover. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3l6LKVg #AGUPubs @AGUPlanetary


8:00 AM · Mar 19, 2021

 

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China's lunar rover travels 682.77 meters on far side of moon - Xinhua | English.news.cn

China's lunar rover travels 682.77 meters on far side of moon
Source: Xinhua | 2021-03-22 20:07:16 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 28th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.

The lander was switched to dormant mode at 2 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), at 5:09 p.m. Saturday, said the center.

The Chang'e-4 probe, which was switched to dormant mode during the lunar night due to the lack of solar power, had been on the far side of the moon for more than 800 Earth days, and the rover has traveled 682.77 meters. A lunar day and night each equals about 14 days on Earth.

Through an analysis of detection data obtained by the Chang'e-4 probe, researchers have made a series of scientific discoveries including the mineral composition, and topographic and geological evolution history of the landing site.

Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed the spectral characteristics of the rocks in the rover's inspection area and inferred that the rocks probably originated from the Finsen impact crater.

 

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中国航天报 ​

今天 14:04​

#开工# 【玉兔二号进入第29月昼】在遥远的月球背面，阳光再次铺洒在嫦娥四号着陆器和“玉兔二号”月球车上，两器分别于4月6日21时43分和3时54分结束月夜休眠，受光照自主唤醒，进入第29月昼工作期。
截至目前，嫦娥四号已在月球背面度过了825个地球日。
如图1所示，目前，巡视器正位于LE02805点，该点位于嫦娥四号着陆点西北方向，距离着陆点直线距离约455米，巡视器行驶路径里程约682.8米。（中国探月工程）​

China Aerospace News
Today at 14:04

[Yutu 2 enters the 29th day]

On the far side of the moon, sunlight once again sprinkled on the Chang'e 4 lander and the "Yutu 2" lunar rover. The two were awakened autonomously by sunlight and ended their moon-night dormancy at 21:43 and 3:54 on April 6th respectively, thereby begin their 29th lunar work day.

Up to now, Chang'e-4 has spent 825 Earth days on the far side of the moon.

As shown in Figure 1, the rover is currently located at LE02805, which is located in the northwest direction of the landing site of Chang'e 4, which is about 455 meters straight as a crow fly, and the traverse mileage is about 682.8 meters. (China Lunar Exploration Project)

 

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@JSCh Is Yutu-2 the only lunar rover on the Moon right now?

 

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@JSCh Is Yutu-2 the only lunar rover on the Moon right now?

Yes, Yutu-2 is currently the only operating rover on the moon.

 

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Global Times @globaltimesnews
China state-affiliated media

On Wed, China's spacecraft #ChangE4 reached 1,000 days on the far side of the moon, continuing to set the record for work on the far side of the moon. The rover Yutu 2 (Jade Rabbit-2) has traveled 839.37 meters and obtained 3,632.01 GB of scientific data as of press time.

 

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China's Chang'e-4 discovers glass globules on far side of moon​

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia
2022-02-19 19:07:13

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Yutu-2 lunar rover of China's Chang'e-4 mission has discovered two macroscopic translucent glass globules during its exploration of the far side of the moon, which could potentially help reveal the moon's early impact history.

According to a study published in Science Bulletin, the Yutu-2 rover captured images of two translucent globules using its panoramic camera.

No composition data has been obtained for the globules. But their unique morphology and local context suggest they are most likely impact glasses -- quenched anorthositic impact melts produced during cratering events -- rather than being of volcanic origin or delivered from other planetary bodies, the researchers said.

Lunar anorthosite is a major rock of the lunar highlands, which formed in the lunar magma ocean.

The researchers said the globules are different from the glass beads sampled by the Apollo missions, as they are larger in size and exhibit colors.

They predicted that the glass globules would be abundant across the lunar highlands, providing promising sampling targets that could reveal the early impact history of the moon.

The Chang'e-4 probe, launched on Dec. 8, 2018, made the first-ever soft landing in the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon on Jan. 3, 2019. So far, Yutu-2 has traveled more than 1,000 meters on the far side of the moonrde.

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China's Chang'e-4 probe has finished the work of the 44th lunar day and its rover Yutu-2 has traveled 1,239.88m on far side of the moon.
Remote-sensing observation found an anomalous region exists on the moon's largest impact basin South Pole–Aitken Basin.

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