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March 1st, 2019
Up and operating – China’s Chang’e-4 lander.
Credit: CNAS/CLEP
China’s Chang’e-4 farside lander wakes up for third sunrise on the Moon. That’s the word according to a China Central Television (CCTV) report, as noted by China Global Television Network (CGTN).
The farside lander awoke from a three-week hibernation at 7:52 BJT on Friday. The lander is now back to normal conditions and will continue its scientific exploration activities.
Credit: Phil Stooke
China’s Yutu-2 moon rover also woke up earlier on February 28 and is functioning normally.
Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at about 10:51 Thursday.
Both of them are in normal condition, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
China’s Chang’e-4 lunar mission was launched on December 8, 2018, making the first-ever soft landing within the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the farside of the Moon on January 3rd.
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