How’s China’s “Space Rabbit”Doing on the Moon?中国的“太空兔”在月球上过得怎么样？

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The year of 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit， which reminds us of the “rabbit” on the moon， China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover.

The Yutu-2 is named after the pet rabbit of the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e. On January 3， 2019， the rover was brought to the far side of the moon by China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe. It was the first-ever soft landing on the previously uncharted area of the lunar surface.

It’s been four years since the historic landing. How’s the “space rabbit” doing on the moon？

The Chang’e-4 lunar probe consists of a lander and the Yutu-2 rover. Before its launch， a relay satellite was sent into space in May 2018 to facilitate earth-moon communication.

The landing area of the probe is the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon.

The Yutu-2 rover can climb 20-degree slopes and surmount obstacles up to 200 millimeters high. Its designated service life was said to be only three months， but it has now worked for a record four years on the moon.

2023年是兔年，这让我们想起了月球上的“兔子”——中国的“玉兔二号”月球车。（剩余1489字）