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The hero is none other than Jade Rabbit, China''s lunar rover, which has been in the limelight due to its escapades on the Moon. The rover was named Yutu or Jade Rabbit after the pet of Chang''e, the goddess of the moon in Chinese mythology. The Jade Rabbit has inspired intense interest, become the cynosure of all eyes and a matter of national pride for the people of the most populous nation of the world. The magnitude of interest that Jade Rabbit has generated can be gauged from the fact that the post of the Rabbit’s revival has been forwarded nearly 100,000 times. Users of social media have posted more than 60,000 comments on the post. China’s Rise to Ascendency The Jade Rabbit experienced mechanical difficulties last month and cast a huge shadow over the success of the entire mission. But that is history now. "We initially worried that it might not be able to bear the extremely low temperatures during the lunar night. It came back to life! At least it is alive and so it is possible we could save it," Pei Zhaoyu, spokesman for the Chinese lunar programme, said on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. The Jade Rabbit was deployed on the lunar surface in mid-December last year, several hours after the successful landing of Chang''e-3 probe. China became the third country, next only to the United States and former Soviet Union, to complete a lunar rover mission. The success of the mission highlights the ascendancy of China’s technological advancement on a worldwide forum. The Chinese government termed the latest lunar mission as "a milestone in the development of China''s aerospace industry under the leadership of... Comrade Xi Jinping." Channels: Tags: Type:
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Zec od žada krenuo u lunarnu pustolovinu Kineski lunarni rover Zec od žada ostavio je prve tragove na Mjesečevoj površini, na oduševljenje Kineza Zec od žada, kineski lunarni rover težak 140 kilograma uspješno se odvojio od letjelice Chang'e 3 koja ga je dovela na Mjesec i ostavio je prve tragove na površini Zemljinog satelita. Uspješno meko slijetanje prvo je nakon 37 godina, a Kina je treća zemlja nakon SAD i bivšeg SSSR-a koja je uspjela poslati letjelicu na Mjesec. Sljedeća tri mjeseca Zec od žada će istraživati površinu Mjeseca i tražiti prirodne izvore ruda, jer Kinezi imaju ambiciozan plan izrade lunarne baze u kojoj bi trebali boraviti njihovi astronauti kad 2020. godine krenu na Mjesec. Kineska državna televizija objavila je snimku na kojoj se vidi lagani silazak rovera po rampi s Chang'e 3 i njegove prve tragove na Mjesecu, a Chang'e 3 bi trebao sljedećih godinu dana obavljati znanstvena istraživanja na mjestu slijetanja.