Did China’s Yutu lunar rover really land on the moon?

What I want to tell you today

is not the story of Chang’e and the Jade Rabbit

but——

There is really something on the moon A Chinese Jade Rabbit

Not the one in mythology

It is our Jade Rabbit Lunar Rover

At this moment it is sleeping alone on the moon

The time he sent his last Weibo was

23:19 on July 31, 2016

On that day

He ended his 972 Days of long service

He fell into a deep sleep

What many people don’t know is that

In fact, at first, his life expectancy was only 90 days

He has already created a miracle

On that day

Maybe many people will remember

nearly four years ago

The moment Yutu landed on the moon

You must know that before that

Only two countries in the world, the United States and Russia

successfully sent a rover to the moon Moon

Our first lunar rover

was finally successfully sent to the lunar surface

The Chinese people’s thousand-year-old myth has become a reality

The whole country was excited and cheering

For reasons that almost need no explanation

This first lunar rover

was named "Jade Rabbit"

< p>December 1, 2013

After greeting everyone with "Self-cultivation of a Lunar Rover"

The Jade Rabbit and Chang'e 3 together

Soared into the sky with the Long March rocket

Chang'e 3 took the Jade Rabbit

and landed on the moon

A famous The place called "Sea Imbrium"

At 4:35 on December 15, 2013

Yutu left Chang'e-3

Steadyly drove to the moon Surface

The Yutu that set foot on the moon for the first time

Looking at the new world that has never been seen before

Full of joy and passion

He was eager to do something good

As the work on the moon began

He became busier and busier

But he still did not forget Thinking about us on earth

He is like a chatterbox

Tweeting on Weibo while working

He will comment on the rabbits made by fans

< p>Looks nothing like myself

I will report to you later

My robotic arm successfully conducted soil detection

I will happily report again soon

Telling everyone a bad joke

I also asked fans later

"Can you double-click to expand the construction of mines and barracks?"

In the end? What does it mean

As for the questions raised by fans

Yutu also answers all questions

At the same time

The Jade Rabbit is still there Working in an orderly manner

Progressing according to the set goals

His efforts also paid off

In just a few months

It completed the first lunar geological profile in human history

It also cooperated with Chang'e-3

It was clearly verified for the first time in the world

< p>There is no water on the moon

He is so good

Like a very motivated young man

For his own ideals

Also working hard for us on earth

Picture: Jade Rabbit at work

However, things are not always smooth sailing

On January 25, arrived 42 Days After the Moon

Yutu suddenly sent out a Weibo post

“Ah, I’m broken.

”

At that moment

Everyone’s heart was in their throats

At the N0209 point in the third stage of the march

< p>The Yutu unfortunately broke down

The axis driving device was destroyed

It could no longer move forward

The more serious consequences were

In the accident After that

The Yutu lost contact with us on Earth

Maybe he was afraid that we would be worried

At the last moment when he lost contact

He did not forget to comfort us

Wish us a happy Spring Festival:

"Although I often tell everyone jokes that no one laughs at, in fact, moon exploration is really not It’s relaxing. I’m very happy to be able to come and see the moon and share it with everyone.

Soon the moon will drop to minus 180 degrees. I don’t know if it will be repaired by then, so I wish you all a happy Spring Festival in advance! ”

But the blessing has just ended

This rabbit 380,000 kilometers away from us

has fallen into silence since then

No matter how the fans Calling and praying

He never responded

As if he was dead

Until this time

Everyone realized< /p>

The rabbit who always acts cute and coquettish

The rabbit who loves to make fun of us

It turns out that the situation on the moon is so difficult

The moon One night

is 14 full days on earth

When night comes

it can even drop to more than 100 degrees below zero

The temperature difference between day and night exceeds 300 degrees

I don’t know how the rabbit overcame these difficulties

The functions of various parts of his body

Did it happen at that time? Descending little by little

The even more difficult situation is

The surface of Yutu’s landing area is harsh

There are far more stones over 20 cm than expected

Even if he can withstand the temperature difference of more than 300 degrees between day and night

He will never be able to be like us

Lift his feet to cross those obstacles

He is moving forward

It has been subject to various bumps and bumps

In addition, the designed life of the Jade Rabbit itself

is only three months

Nearly two months have passed since Yutu landed

His body and equipment

have suffered a certain degree of damage

No one knows

Whether Yutu can be contacted again

But

just when we all thought

never again When hope

This rabbit suddenly appeared

On the day before Valentine's Day on Earth

On the distant moon

Suddenly A faint greeting came:

"Hi, is anyone here? ”

The picture comes from Weibo netizen “Huo Huoism Big Sheep”

The Jade Rabbit woke up again!

In just a few minutes

< p>This Weibo has been forwarded by tens of thousands of people

Netizens even coined an idiom

"Rabbit wakes up and rushes"

To describe this Moment

It’s just

Although Yutu woke up

He could no longer move

In other words, he became a high-level paraplegic

Even so

He just woke up

He still drags his sick body to continue working

He keeps his brain functioning

Use his camera to take pictures

Convey news about him to us all the time

What you may find hard to believe is that

He still can On Valentine's Day

Show off the roses he received in a high-profile manner

He will give two to everyone during the Lantern Festival

"Extra large glutinous rice balls"

He will show the traces of his journey

Proudly show everyone the results of his work

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When someone is doing moon crawling activities

he will shout cutely:

“Hey, I’m hiding

You can come and find me Me! "

Although he is actually getting worse

but he still works hard to tell everyone on earth

who cares about him

"I am fine. , I’m fine”

He tried hard to make everyone feel

Except for the paralysis of his body

He has not changed at all

He is still the same A naughty rabbit

It seems that the one who almost died several times and could not be awakened

is not him at all

But, occasionally

The Jade Rabbit will also Showing a trace of fatigue

He will say silently to the earth:

"Mother Earth, I miss you"

He will speak to the earth in front of everyone. When the family is happy

Say the previous sentence from a distance

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone

It's still the same on the moon"

Pretend that you are not alone

Pretend that you are with everyone all the time

The picture comes from Weibo netizen "Huo Huoism Big Sheep"

Before him

Persisted the longest The lunar rover of time

was from the Soviet Union

It only stayed on the moon for a few months

However, in the following more than two years

The Jade Rabbit shuts down again and again on the moonlit night

Time and again on the moonlit day

Staying awake

He exceeded his 3-month lifespan The miracle

Worked alone on the moon for 972 days

With Chang'e 3

***Recorded 7TB of data

< p>Distributed to thousands of universities across the country

Exceeded its mission

Became the longest-lived man-made probe on the moon in history

But no matter how stubborn this rabbit is

No matter how hard he pretends that everything is fine

he will eventually say goodbye to everyone

At 23:19 on the evening of July 31, 2016

After sending the last Weibo post

The Jade Rabbit finally fell into a permanent sleep

Become 380,000 kilometers away

In that cold Guanghan Palace

A real "Jade Rabbit"

In the few years he lived< /p>

Like every wanderer struggling outside

He has experienced ecstasy

He has also experienced despair

He has experienced the joy of the people on earth. Nu Sadei

He has also seen all the gatherings and separations in the world

He has been knocked down by the irresistible reality

He has also woken up tenaciously in despair.

Continue to dream

Perhaps, after experiencing so many difficulties

after seeing so many stars

His biggest The dream

is that one day in the future

the astronauts of the motherland will come to him

Hold this man

Zeng The Jade Rabbit who stayed alone on the moon for 972 days

gently said to him:

"We are here to take you home"

It was just at this moment We

still don’t know

when that day will come

At this moment when we all celebrate the holidays

When we look up When looking at the moon

I wonder

Can we

say something to that lonely rabbit:

Rabbit smash, Mid-Autumn Festival Happy Holidays

We have not forgotten you

Wait for me