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The lunar robotic vehicle Yuto, as photographed from the Chang'e 3 spacecraft. Photo: Chinese Space Agency

The Chinese lunar rover Shebak Haim

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A segment from a panoramic image taken by the Shanghai 3 lunar lander in which the Yuto robotic vehicle is seen in two different locations during its journey on the lunar soil in the area of ​​the landing site between December 15-18, 2013. Photo: CNSA/Chinanews/Ken Kremer/Marco Di Lorenzo. This is a time-lapse panoramic shot showing China's lunar robotic vehicle Yuto traversing the lunar surface in the first week after descending on its six wheels to the lunar plains. The image was compiled from stills broadcast by the Chinese Hal agency on Chinese-language websites. On January 25, a little over a month after these photos were taken, a malfunction was discovered in Yoto. Image courtesy of the universe today website

Malfunction in the Chinese lunar rover

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China's first lunar rover separated from the Shanghai-3 lander on December 15, 2013. A screenshot from a video taken at the control center in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua, editing: Marco Di Lorenzo and Ken Kramer

The Chinese Yuto vehicle is already traveling with its six wheels on the lunar soil

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Artist's impression of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) orbiting the Moon as the dust scatters the light during a lunar eclipse. Image: NASA

Even without inter-power cooperation, US spacecraft will learn about the moon when they follow the Shanghai 3 spacecraft landing on the moon today

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