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[b]China's Yutu rover ceases operation after 31 months[/b] China's first lunar rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, launched as part of the Chang'e-3 mission in 2013, has ceased operations on the moon's surface, the state new agency Xinhua reported. SASTIND, China's State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, issued a statement Wednesday (Aug. 3) that Chang'e-3, China's lunar lander, has operated on the moon for 31 months, exceeding its design life by 19 months. Chang'e-3 entered its 33rd lunar night on July 28. A lunar night lasts approximately 14 Earth days. According to SASTIND, the Chang'e-3 has collected a large amount of data, and Yutu, far exceeding its design life of just three months, completed many challenging objectives, such as obtaining images of the moon's geological layers for the first time.
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