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February 24, 2014

Is Yutu Stuck?
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 24, 2014
Finally, China has released some tangible information on the state of its Yutu Moon rover through official state media channels. The results are encouraging, given the fact that we feared Yutu was in a totally useless state. The long period of absolute silence by the Chinese gave weight to this theory. According to Xinhua, China's state media agency, Yutu's "radar, panorama camera and infrared imaging equipment are functioning normally". This holds the promise of more scientific data being returne ... read more

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