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Yutu-2 rover likely immobile on the moon after historic lunar far side mission

Written by  Andrew Jones Tuesday, 14 January 2025 14:41
A close-up image of the Yutu-2 rover taken by the Chang’e-4 lander, showing the six-wheeled rover on the gray, uneven lunar surface of Von Kármán crater. The rover’s solar panels are extended, reflecting sunlight, with tracks visible in the regolith behind it. The barren, cratered terrain of the Moon's far side stretches into the distance.
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HELSINKI — China’s Yutu-2 rover, part of the first ever mission to land on the far side of the moon, may have made its final tracks, NASA lunar orbiter images […]

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