367.25 meters is the distance that the Chinese rover has already traveled on the far side of the Moon

367.25 meters is the distance that the Chinese rover has already traveled on the far side of the Moon

After 14 lunar days, 367.24 meters is the distance that the Chinese lunar rover Yutu-2 has already managed to travel . All of it on the far side of the Moon.

On the 13th month of its arrival on the Moon, on lunar day 14, Yutu-2 continued to move along the planned route.

Yutu-2

The rotation of the Moon on its own axis is very slow. It takes 27 Earth days to make a complete revolution. Therefore, a "lunar day" corresponds to 27 Earth days.

Although it appears to be a very short distance for the rover to travel , it is much more difficult for a solar-powered machine: days and nights are significantly longer on the Moon. Each period lasts about 14 days, which means that the vehicle runs for two weeks in a row and then "sleeps" for another two weeks because there is no sunlight.

China’s Chang’e-4 probe, launched on December 8, 2018, made the first soft landing at Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at the far end of the moon on January 3, 2019. .

The Yutu-2 rover has worked much longer than its three-month design life, making it the longest-lasting lunar rover on the moon .

China plans to launch the Chang’e-5 probe in 2020 to bring lunar samples to Earth. You are expected to bring at least one kilogram of samples .