[meteorite-list] China's Moon Rover Has A Mechanical Control Anomaly

Ron Baalke baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Sat Jan 25 21:58:08 EST 2014


http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-01/25/c_133072966.htm

China's moon rover monitored with abnormity
English.news.cn   
January 25, 2014

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's moon rover "Yutu" (Jade Rabbit) has 
had a mechanical control abnormity, and scientists are organizing an overhaul.

The abnormity occurred due to "the complicated lunar surface environment," 
the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National 
Defence (SASTIND) said on Saturday, without giving further details.

The abnormity emerged before the rover went into its second dormancy at 
dawn on Saturday as the lunar night fell again, according to the SASTIND.




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