The Chang'e 4 robotic probe. [Photo/clep.org.cn]
BEIJING (Xinhua): The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for a 22nd lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Center of the China National Space Administration.
The lander was switched to dormant mode at 7.30am (local time) on Thursday (Sept 24) as scheduled, and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), at 11.18pm on Wednesday, said the centre on its official social media platform accounts.
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