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Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan vs. Chang’e: How different are India’s and China’s lunar missions?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Scripting history, the Chandrayaan-3 lander landed in the south polar region of the moon on August 23 at 6:03 pm IST, making India the first country to successfully soft-land in that area. Planned initially as a back-up for Chang’e 3, the Chang’e 4 mission launched Yutu-2 on December 8, 2018, and it became the first rover …

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Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…

Hindustan Times  

Following the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander, the Pragyan rover has effectively been deployed near the moon's south pole. Currently, the only active rover on the lunar surface besides India's is China's Yutu 2 rover, sent by Chang’e 4. Chandrayaan 3's Pragyan rover Chang'e 4 Yutu 2 rover. In contrast to China's rover, Pragyan's mission life is limited …

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Dance films by veteran dancer, choreographer wow audiences
1 year, 10 months ago

Dance films by veteran dancer, choreographer wow audiences

China Daily  

Three dance films by the veteran dancer-choreographer Yang Liping were screened in Kunming, Yunnan province on Feb 13. The three dance films: Yutu and Chang'e, The Tiger's Roar and Spring Ox Picture, are some of Yang's projects based on the animals of the Chinese zodiac. Like Yang's previous two dance films, The Tiger's Roar, which was released in 2022, and …

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Chinese Yutu-2 rover spots ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon; check viral pictures here
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese Yutu-2 rover spots ‘mystery hut’ on far side of the moon; check viral pictures here

Firstpost  

The Yutu 2 rover was launched on 8 December, 2018. It made the first-ever soft landing in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon on 3 January, 2019 China’s Yutu-2 rover has captured a cube-shaped object on the surface of the Moon, leaving internet users amazed. As per Space.com, the Chinese rover captured the object as it went across the …

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A 'mystery hut' on far side of moon? Chinese rover sends new pictures
3 years, 1 month ago

A 'mystery hut' on far side of moon? Chinese rover sends new pictures

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese rover has spotted a mystery object on the far side of the Moon, according to a report published in Space.com. Or is it the pioneer spacecraft of the predecessors to explore the moon?” the website quoted from Yutu 2 diary being published regularly by Our Space, a Chinese language outreach channel. The Yutu 2 rover was carried to …

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Gel-like substance found on Moon's far side by China's Yutu 2 rover analysed
4 years, 6 months ago

Gel-like substance found on Moon's far side by China's Yutu 2 rover analysed

Firstpost  

This substance, called an impact melt breccia, is the primary evidence that the area has been part of a cataclysmic impact event. The results of the study, named ‘Impact melt breccia and surrounding regolith measured by Chang’e-4 rover’ have been published as letter in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. This substance, an impact melt breccia, is the primary …

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China's Chang'e-4 lander, Yutu-2 rover resume experiments on the moon's far side
4 years, 6 months ago

China's Chang'e-4 lander, Yutu-2 rover resume experiments on the moon's far side

Firstpost  

In weeks to come, the lander and rover are tasked with infrared imaging of an unusual pit and surrounding soil near the landing site. China’s Chang’e-4 lander and the Yutu 2 lunar rover that flew aboard have resumed their activities on the ‘far side’ of the Moon as of a few days ago. In its exploration of the moon’s surface, …

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China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon
4 years, 11 months ago

China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon

Daily Mail  

China's space agency has released a huge batch of stunning images from the far side of the moon, revealing the beauty of the mysterious terrain. Scroll down for video Some of the images include a look at the Von Karmer crater in which the mission landed and reveals the criss-crossing tracks of the rover Pictured: Tracks of the lunar rover …

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China moon mission: Chang’e-4 probe touches down on far side, state media announce
6 years ago

China moon mission: Chang’e-4 probe touches down on far side, state media announce

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. AP State media reported that the rover, which China has named Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, transmitted back the world’s first close-range image of the far side of the moon. Jin Liwang/AP “Since the far side of the moon is shielded from electromagnetic interference from the Earth, it’s an …

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