China's first lunar rover, Yutu, has entered its 33th lunar night of sleeping mode, refreshing¹ the record of the longest stay on the moon's surface again, China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense² (SASTIND) announced recently.

 

中国国防科技工业局近期宣布，中国首辆月球车玉兔已经进入第33个月球夜的睡眠模式，再次刷新月球表面最长停留时间的记录。
 

 

During its 33 lunar days (one lunar day lasts approximately 14 earth days) of working, the lunar rover has collected huge amount of scientific data, which has provided the basis for many new discoveries by Chinese scientists about the planet and over 100 articles published in leading academic magazines like Nature, SASTIND added.

 

The lunar rover, Yutu was deployed³ and landed on the moon via China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe in 2013 and, it made China the third country after the Soviet⁴ Union and the United States to carry out such a mission.

 

Although the moon lander has already exceeded its design life by 14 months, the astronomical⁵ telescope and other surveying devices it is carrying still work well.

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