Chang e 4 lander, rover resume work on moon China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-08 09:00 Share CLOSE Photo taken by the rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2) on Jan 11, 2019 shows the lander of the Chang e 4 probe. [Photo/Xinhua/China National Space Administration]
The lander and rover of the Chang e 4 probe have resumed work for their 27th lunar day on the far side of the moon.
The Yutu 2 rover activated at 4:26 am on Saturday and the lander activated just over 12 hours later, the China National Space Administration s Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center said.
Yutu 2 has traveled about 628.5 meters on the far side of the moon. It is now about 430 meters northwest of the landing site.