China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes work for ninth lunar day

photo by CNSA / CLEP

BEIJING, Aug. 25 — The lander and rover of the Chang’e-4 probe have resumed work for the ninth lunar day on the far side of the moon after “sleeping” during the extremely cold night.

The lander woke up at 8:10 a.m. Sunday, and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 8:42 a.m. Saturday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.

photo by CNSA / CLEP

For the ninth lunar day, the lander’s neutron radiation detector and low-frequency radio detector, as well as the rover’s infrared imaging spectrometer and other instruments will be restarted to conduct scientific tasks including moon surface observation and composition analysis.  (Xinhua)

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