The Yutu 2 planetoid of the Chinese Chang'e 4 mission spent more than 1,000 days on the moon, writes Space.com .
The publication notes that the lander with the rover, which is still working, landed on January 3, 2019.
On September 29, 2021, exactly 1,000 days have passed since the planetoid appeared on the Earth's natural satellite, passing over 839 meters on the surface of the Moon.
The publication reminds that Yutu 2 broke the record of the Soviet rover lUnokhod-1, which worked on a natural satellite of the Earth for 321 days.
On January 3, 2019, the Chinese 140-kilogram lunar rover of the Chang'e 4 mission made the world's first soft landing on the far side of the Moon (in the South Pole — Aitken basin).
Ivan Potapov
