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Yutu-2 on the move

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Yutu-2 on the move
Photo: CSNA/Siyu Zhang/Kevin M. Gill, CC BY 2.0 · source

The first rover to drive on the far side. It moves only during the lunar day (about two Earth weeks), sleeps through each night and wakes again — dozens of times, covering more than 1.5 km over several years.

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At a glance

Where
Far side · Von Kármán crater
📅 Landed
2019-01-03
🚀 Sent by
CNSA (China)
🛞 Distance driven
more than 1.5 km
Coordinates
0.00°N 0.00°E
Kind
Landing sites

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Updated: 2026-11-02