China's Lunar Rover Yutu-2: New Images of The Moon's Far Side | CNSA

China's Lunar Rover Yutu-2: New Images of The Moon's Far Side | CNSA

China's lunar rover beamed back new images from far side of moon before Chinese New Year. For the new Year of the Rabbit, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released the latest pictures taken by the robotic lunar rover Yutu-2 to send its New Year wishes to everyone.

Yutu-2 is the robotic lunar rover component of CNSA's Chang'e 4 mission to the Moon, launched on December 7, 2018. Chang'e 4 entered lunar orbit on December 12, 2018, before making the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon on January 3, 2019. Yutu-2 is currently operational as the longest-lived lunar rover and the first lunar rover traversing the far side of the Moon.

It has travelled a distance of over 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) along the Moon's surface.

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/South China Morning Post (SCMP)

Duration: 45 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 21, 2023

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