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Chinese Moon Robots Wake up
Photo of Chang’e-3 moon lander emblazoned with Chinese national flag taken by the panoramic camera on the Yutu moon rover on Dec. 22, 2013. Credit: CNSA
Chinese Moon Robots Wake up!
China’s history making moon robots – the Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu rover – have just awoken from their forced slumber during the long frigid lunar night and have now resumed full operation – marking a major milestone in the mission.
This landmark achievement offers a realistic prognosis that the best is yet to come for this new dynamic duo of robots dispatched from Earth!(…)
Read the rest of China’s Historic Moon Robot Duo Awaken from 1st Long Frigid Night and Resume Science Operations (196 words)
© Ken Kremer for Universe Today, 2014. |
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