China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft are back in action for a 27th lunar day on the far side of the moon, but it's the discoveries from the mission's previous lunar day that have scientists excited.
The Chang'e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover resumed activities on Feb. 6 after hibernating during the severe cold of lunar night, according to the Chinese state-run media outlet Xinhua . But one lunar day earlier the rover came across a curious rock specimen which the Yutu 2 drive team began to refer to as a "milestone."
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This exciting and pioneering project by the Greek school is part of the Moraitis Moon Landing program, which takes place in all grades of the school, from Grade 1 (age 6) up to the Senior year of high school (age 18), with hundreds of students participating.
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Duane W. Hamacher receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Laby Foundation (School of Physics, University of Melbourne). Alo Tapim OAM, a Dauareb scholar and Meriam elder, and Segar Passi, a Dauareb artist and Senior Meriam elder, both contributed to this article.
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The New Moon this month marks the start of the Lunar New Year and reminds us of how important our orbiting neighbour is to us.
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China's Yutu 2 rover finds 'milestone' on far side of the moon https://t.co/S57ZhHgvXn https://t.co/TqalR7O2sC SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Sat Feb 13 14:06:04 +0000 2021
China's Chang'e-4 #lunar probe lander and its rover Yutu-2 have woken up on Sat and resumed work for the 27th lunar… https://t.co/u5gxNfHn7M PDChina (from Beijing, China) Sun Feb 07 07:00:00 +0000 2021
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