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Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.
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Chang'e 4
Chinese lunar lander & rover
Chang'e 4 is a robotic spacecraft mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of the CNSA. It made a soft landing on the far side of the Moon, the first spacecraft to do so, on 3 January 2019.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Far side of the Moon
Hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth
The far side of the Moon is the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing away from Earth, the opposite hemisphere is the near side. It always has the same part of the Moon oriented away from Earth because of synchronous rotation in the Moon's orbit. Compared to the near side, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lunar rover
Vehicle that travels on the Moon's surface
A lunar rover or Moon rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. The Apollo program's Lunar Roving Vehicle was driven on the Moon by members of three American crews, Apollo 15, 16, and 17. Other rovers have been partially or fully…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 3
Day of the year
January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 362 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)