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CHINA, January 14 (Xinhua) – China's Second Moon Rover Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), which is also the first rider on the Moon, will face major challenges from complex areas. Chinese space experts said on Monday.
Chang & # 39; e-4 probe, including land and rover, on January 3rd, the south of the moon touched the Von Karman crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) pool, and the rider drove to the moon's surface late in the evening.
"From the pictures sent from Chang & # 39; e-4, we can see the area surrounding a probe of different size craters, and it's very difficult for a rider to drive in the region," Sun Zezhou, chief designer of Chang & # 39; said the State Council Information Office press conference on Monday.
"We will try to find relatively safe areas and create a reasonable plan for the rider's route based on the images it takes," said Suns.
Rover is able to avoid some obstacles. If there are obstacles ahead, it can stop and plan a new route. It can also climb some slopes and cross some rocks. "We have not found any insurmountable obstacle in the region," Sun said.
He said that Chang & # 39; e-4 probe has reached the expected landing accuracy. Telemetric information and images captured by the camera in the probe showed that the spacecraft actually avoided obstacles during its descent.
The probe has started its research, focusing on terrain and earth form, exploring the moon environment and substance composition, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese Moon Program.
"This is the first study on the surface of the far side of the Moon. Scientific research will be innovative and influential both at home and abroad," said Wu.
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