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Yutu-2

Yutu-2 (Chinese: 玉兔二号; pinyin: Yùtù Èrhào) is the robotic lunar rover component of CNSA's Chang'e 4 mission to the Moon, launched on 7 December 2018 18:23 UTC, it entered lunar orbit on 12 December 2018 before making the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon on 3 January 2019. Yutu-2 is currently operational as the longest-lived lunar rover…

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Dimensions
1.5 × 1.0 × 1.0 m
Distance driven
1.613 km (1.002 mi) as of 19 September 2024[update]
Landing date
3 January 2019, 02:26 UTC
Landing mass
140 kg
Landing site
Von Kármán crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin
Launch date
7 December 2018, 18:23 UTC

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Yutu-2

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples65
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Yutu-2

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related to Mystery Hut · 16
Yutu-2 → According, As, Earth, In December, It, Jade Rabbit, January, LRO, March, Moon, Moon Cube, Mystery Hut, On, September, The, Yutu
related to External links · 14
Yutu-2 → Aerospace Information Research Institute, Archived, CAS, Chang'e-4, Chang'e-4 Yutu-2, China, China's Lunar Exploration Program, CLEPData Release, Information Service System, June, Moon, Von Karman Crater, Wayback MachineWebsite, Youtube-Video
related to Operations and results · 9
Yutu-2 → Chang'e, During, Earth, February, In May, In November, January, Soviet Union's Lunokhod, Yutu
related to overview · 9
Yutu-2 → After, Both, Chinese, Dongguan, Guangdong, Jade Rabbit, RHU, The, Yutu
related to Gel-like Substance · 4
Yutu-2 → Further, In September, Moon, Von Kármán
Dimensions · 1
Yutu-2 → 1.5 × 1.0 × 1.0 m
Distance driven · 1
Yutu-2 → 1.613 km (1.002 mi) as of 19 September 2024[update]
Landing date · 1
Yutu-2 → 3 January 2019, 02:26 UTC
Landing mass · 1
Yutu-2 → 140 kg
Landing site · 1
Yutu-2 → Von Kármán crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin

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lunar rover moon surface far side landing 2019 first chinese days january yutu mission months von chang'e site penetrating radar

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Yutu-2Dimensions1.5 × 1.0 × 1.0 m1.00infobox
Yutu-2Distance driven1.613 km (1.002 mi) as of 19 September 2024[update]1.00infobox
Yutu-2Landing date3 January 2019, 02:26 UTC1.00infobox
Yutu-2Landing mass140 kg1.00infobox
Yutu-2Landing siteVon Kármán crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin1.00infobox
Yutu-2Launch date7 December 2018, 18:23 UTC1.00infobox
Yutu-2Launch massRover: 140 kg1.00infobox
Yutu-2Launch siteXichang Satellite Launch Center1.00infobox
Yutu-2Mission duration3 months (planned) Current: 2790 days1.00infobox
Yutu-2Mission typelunar rover1.00infobox
Yutu-2OperatorCNSA1.00infobox
Yutu-2RocketLong March 3B1.00infobox
Yutu-2is afirst lunar rover to traverse the far side of the Moon0.90text

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