China’s Jade Rabbit rover has catastrophic problems. Aw, landing on the moon is hard.
China’s brand new lunar rover, named Jade Rabbit was supposed to easily last three months, if not more, but it’s only been a month and it looks like the Rabbit is dead after encountering catastrophic problems.
The Moon exploration vehicle ran into problems due to the moon’s “complicated lunar surface environment”, Xinhua news agency said, citing science officials. The rover landed in December as part of China’s Chang'e-3 mission - the first “soft” landing on the Moon since 1976. It was expected to operate for around three months.
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