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February 27, 2014

China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover
Beijing (XNA) Feb 26, 2014
China's lunar rover Yutu entered its third planned dormancy on Saturday, with the mechanical control issues that might cripple the vehicle still unresolved. According to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) on Sunday, Yutu only carried out fixed point observations during its third lunar day, equivalent to about two weeks on Earth. Yutu's radar, panorama camera and infrared imaging equipment are functioning normally, but the control issue ... read more

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