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Yutu-2
Lunar Rover
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Yutu-2 is a Chinese robotic lunar rover that is part of the Chang'e 4 mission. It achieved the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon on January 3, 2019, and became the longest-lived lunar rover, surpassing the Soviet Lunokhod 1's record in November 2019. The rover uses ground-penetrating radar to study subsurface layers and has traveled over 1,600 meters across the lunar surface.
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It is currently operational as the longest-lived lunar rover after eclipsing the previous record of 321 Earth days.
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The robotic lander and Yutu-2 rover were launched on 7 December 2018 and entered lunar orbit on 12 December 2018, before landing on the Moon's far side.
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