China thus became the third country in the world to successfully land a lander on the moon after the USA and the Soviet Union. Almost four decades have passed since the Soviet spacecraft Luna 24 landed on the moon and returned soil samples from it.
The Chinese lunar rover rolled onto the lunar surface yesterday (Sunday, 15/12/13), about seven hours after its mother ship - Shenja 3 landed on a lava surface in the area known as Rainbow Bay in the northern part of the moon.
The vehicle, named Yuto meaning jade rabbit (green stone), drove directly off a ramp consisting of two thin metal surfaces at 04:35 a.m. Beijing time and accelerated straight into the history books as it left a pair of wheel tracks in the moon dust.
This spacey sight was broadcast on Chinese state television CCTV from cameras mounted on the lander and aimed directly at the back of the receding lunar rover.
This display recalled the excitement of the Sojourner rover's departure from the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft in 1997.
Chinese space engineers at the control center in Beijing pulled a pair of ramps out of the lander in a complex process, drove Yuto onto these ramps and then gently lowered them to the lunar floor. Shenja 3 made a soft landing on the lunar surface just a few hours earlier on Saturday, 21:11 Beijing time in the Sinus Iridium region also known as Rainbow Bay.
China thus became the third country in the world to successfully land a lander on the moon after the USA and the Soviet Union. Almost four decades have passed since the Soviet spacecraft Luna 24 landed on the moon and returned soil samples from it.
More of the topic in Hayadan:
- Shenja 3 landed on the moon
- Rabbit on the moon
- The Shenja 3 spaceship was launched
- The Americans will follow the landing and learn more details about the moon
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Hi,
Well I'm sorry to spoil the story but it doesn't really seem to me that they really landed on the moon just like the Americans didn't land on the moon!
It reminds me that I bought all my little family members a car on a license plate
Oh that was fun...
Everyone has their own toys: if the Americans have them, then it only makes sense that the Chinese also want them.
15 years ago I bought a plot on the moon.
In a quick check I made sure that the robot and the Chinese spaceship are in my territory!!
I demand rent and additional charges from them, including obtaining a border
There is no doubt that this robot must be smarter than the American Curiosity on Mars.
Curiosity only needs to understand English, and it needs to understand Chinese with thousands of characters.
Nice performance by the Chinese
It's a big boost to technology and pride
I wish with all my heart to Israel.