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June 19, 2020
Chang'e-4 lunar day 19 is underway. Yutu-2 awoke at 17:54 UTC June 14, with the lander following at 05:49 June 15. Yutu 2 will start with examining a nearby crater for potential impact melt glass. The spacecraft have now spent 529 days on the far side of the Moon.
Yutu 2 lunar rover
China's Chang'e-4 probe and Yutu-2 rover resumed work on Monday, Beijing time, after hibernating through the extreme cold of lunar night, according to the China National Space Administration.
Entering the 19th lunar day of their exploration, the probe and rover are focusing their exploration on a pit three meters southwest of Yutu-2's position. The pit, with a diameter of about 1.3 meters and a depth of no more than 20 centimeters, contains substances of high reflectivity, which makes it significantly brighter than its surrounding lunar soil. The rover will next further probe the pit with infrared imaging spectrometer.
China National Space Administration (CNSA): http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/index.html
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