A photo provided by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on January 4, 2019, shows a pre-determined location on the far side surface of the moon, Yutu-2, an image of China’s lunar rover. (Xinhua / CNSA)
A photo provided by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on January 4, 2019, shows a pre-determined location on the far side surface of the moon, Yutu-2, an image of China’s lunar rover. (Xinhua / CNSA)
According to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration, after working steadily for the 23rd lunar day, the Chang-4 probe has turned into a lander and the Chang-4 probe into a dormant state.
The lander was scheduled to be idle at 9:40 p.m. on Friday (Beijing time), and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), was scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Friday, the center said.
The lunar day is equal to 14 days on Earth, and a lunar night is the same length. The Chang-4 probe, which was turned into a dormant state due to a lack of solar power during lunar nights, had 660 Earth days left on the far side of the moon by Saturday and the rover had traveled 565.9 meters.
During the 23rd lunar day, UTU-2 traveled northwest, traveling to the area with basalt and the impact pit area with reflection. When approaching the destination, use the nearest infrared spectrometer on the rover for about 30 cm The research team is analyzing the transmitted data.
Scientists conducted measurements of the first systematic documentation of radiation to the moon with data acquired by the Nebron Radiation Detector on board. According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, the Moon’s surface is highly radioactive, about two to three times that of the International Space Station, five to ten times that of a civil flight, and 300 times that of the Earth in Beijing.
Source (s): Xinhua News Agency
