02 September 2019
Strange substance discovered by China's lunar rover on far side of the Moon
... is still out on that one. As of early August, the Yutu-2 rover had covered a total of 271 metres (890 feet) since its ...these prolonged ‘naps’ for exploration and science acquisition. The Yutu-2 rover is now awake for its ninth lunar day, which began ...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
...China. In December 2013, the Chang’e 3 mission deployed its Yutu rover to the Mare Imbrium basin, where it remained in operation ... the more challenging Chang’e 4 mission, which deployed its Yutu-2 rover on the lunar farside on 3 January 2019. Indeed, ...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
...of China s Chang e 4 lander on the lunar surface taken by the Yutu-2 rover. Gravity is a major factor in plant growth, so it is crucial to ...missions beyond Earth The Chang’e 4 lander, with its Yutu-2 rover, was launched on 7 December 2018 by the China...
22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
... it descends to the planet’s surface some 2–3 months after the arrival of the spacecraft. The rover is nearly twice the mass of China's Yutu-2 rover, which is currently ambling over lunar terrain on the far side of the moon. According to a new...
