• Two sections of the Moon with a flat surface and minimal craters. The left section is known to be the landing site of a Chinese rover, where the right side is the landing site of a Chinese robotic spacecraft.
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    Chang'e 3 Landing Site
    Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains), December 14, 2013
    China became the third nation to soft-land a robotic spacecraft on the Moon when Chang'e 3 landed just east of a small impact crater (right). The lander deployed a small rover named Yutu, or "Jade Rabbit" (left). It explored the immediate area for about two months, before a technical problem stopped Yutu in its tracks.

    Image IDs: M1142582775R, M1145007448LR
    Camera: NAC
    Image width: left, 1,200 m (3,937 ft.); right, 2,800 m (9,186 ft.)

  • Two sections of the Moon with a flat surface and minimal craters. The left section is known to be the landing site of a Chinese rover, where the right side is the landing site of a Chinese robotic spacecraft.

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