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China's Jade Rabbit rover explores Moon soil

China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover has completed its first examination of the lunar soil, state media claim.
The Beijing Aerospace Control Centre said the rover had explored the surface using its mechanical arm on Tuesday night (Beijing time).
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China's Yutu Moon rover sends back first photos

The first robot to land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China's Jade Rabbit rover, has begun sending back photos, with shots of its lunar lander.
Jade Rabbit rolled down a ramp lowered by the lander and on to the volcanic plain known as Sinus Iridum at 04:35 Beijing time on Saturday (20:35 GMT).
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China's CHANG'E 3 Lands On Moon

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China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon

China says it has successfully landed a craft carrying a robotic rover on the surface of the Moon, a major step in its programme of space exploration.
On Saturday afternoon (GMT), a landing module underwent a powered descent, using thrusters to perform the first soft landing on the Moon in 37 years.
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China ready to land robot rover on Moon

China is set to land a robotic rover on the surface of the Moon, a major step in the Asian superpower's ambitious programme of space exploration.
On Saturday afternoon (GMT), a landing module will undergo a powered descent, using thrusters to perform the first soft landing on the Moon in 37 years.
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Ten names shortlisted for China's 1st Moon rover after poll

China's first lunar rover, set to be launched in December, could be named 'Yutu,' after netizens suggested 10 possible names for the prestigious project.
"Yutu," or jade hare in Chinese, tops the list while "Tansuo," or explore, and "Lanyue," or catch moon, came at the second and third places, said 'Beijing Times', quoting a month-long online poll and debate by a jury.
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U.S. organisation signs agreement to use telescope on Chinese lunar lander

The International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) in Hawaii has signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, to use a telescope on Chinas moon lander set for launch next year.
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Chinas first nuclear battery moon rover

Chinas first Moon rover will be powered by a home-built nuclear battery, the chief scientist of the Chinas lunar project said.
The rover will land on moon next year on board Change-3, Chinas third lunar probe, Shanghai Daily reported. The Change-3 is expected to be launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province. The Change-3 will also observe space from the lunar surface as the lack of atmosphere allows better viewing than from Earth.
The battery, using plutonium-238, will be able to power the 100-kilogram vehicle for more than 30 years
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China to launch third lunar probe next year

China will launch its third lunar probe, Chang'e-3, to land a rover on Moon next year keeping up the momentum of its space programme after its recent successful experiment of space docking to build a station of its own by 2020.
The mission would be launched in the second half of next year, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence announced.
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