China lands Yutu rover on the Moon
Together with the lander base,
China’s ‘Yutu’ rover was deposited on the lunar surface
during the Chang’e-3 mission.
Image: CNSA
China scored a stunning, history
making success with the successful touchdown of the ambitious
Chang’e-3 probe with the ‘Yutu’
rover on the surface of the Moon
Dec. 14, 2013, on the country’s first
ever attempt to conduct a landing
on an extraterrestrial body.
The dramatic Chang’e-3 soft
landing on the lava filled plains of
the Bay of Rainbows occurred at
about 8:11 am EST, 9:11 p.m. Beijing
local time, 1311 GMT.
The monumental feat is the first
landing on the Moon by any entity
in nearly four decades. It was broadcast live on CCTV, China’ ́