09 August 2016
Yutu, the Chinese Moon Rover, Dies on the Moon
...was China's first landing on another celestial body, and while Yutu's mission was supposed to last for only three months, it.... Shadow self portrait from the panoramic camera on Yutu. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences/NAOCScience and Application...
02 September 2019
Strange substance discovered by China's lunar rover on far side of the Moon
...debate is still out on that one. As of early August, the Yutu-2 rover had covered a total of 271 metres (890 feet) since ...of these prolonged ‘naps’ for exploration and science acquisition. The Yutu-2 rover is now awake for its ninth lunar day, which ...
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 ...with 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
...image 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 ... missions beyond Earth The Chang’e 4 lander, with its Yutu-2 rover, was launched on 7 December 2018 by the ...
22 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
...spectrometer and a near-infrared hyperspectral imager aboard the Yutu rover. A mosaic made with the Lunar Reconnaissance ...olivine would be magnesium rich, while the olivine detected by Yutu has a composition that ranges from intermediate in iron to ...
June 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
... robotic mission to Mars and several other countries are eagerly climbing the ranks Artist's impression of China's 'Yutu' rover, part of the Chang'e 3 lunar mission If it is a race, however, it's not a very close one. "China is still far...
