Saturday, December 14, 2013

Chinese Probe Lands On The Moon

For the first time since 1976, a probe launched from Earth has soft-landed on the moon.  For the first time ever, the probe is not from the United States or the Soviet Union, but from China.  The Chang'e, named for a mythical moon goddess, landed earlier today in a relatively flat earth-facing area of the moon.  The probe carried a six-wheeled rover named "Yutu", which means "Jade Rabbit", a pet of the same goddess.

Read the story at the Associated Press.

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