Chang'e 3 - China Rover Separates From Lander, Now On Moon's Surface

[rdunk]

China's "Jade Rabbit" separates from lander

An interesting vid/pic report on China's Moon Rover, as it moves onto the surface, with additional information relative to what the equipment is to do on the Moon.

China's "Jade Rabbit" separates from lander
BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's first moon rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, separated from the lander early on Sunday, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe soft-landed on the lunar surface.
The six-wheeled rover touched the lunar surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep trace on the loose lunar soil. The process was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth.
The transfer mechanism with Yutu aboard unlocked at 4:06 a.m. with one side reaching the moon's surface, allowing the rover to descend to the surface following a ladder mechanism.
After the separation, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own scientific explorations.

Chang'e-3 landed on the moon's Sinus Iridum, or the Bay of Rainbows, at 9:11 p.m. Saturday, making China the third country in the world to carry out such a rover mission after the United States and former Soviet Union.

In ancient Chinese mythology, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of the lunar goddess Chang'e. The name for the rover was selected following an online poll that collected several million votes from people around the world.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20131215/100540.shtml

[zorgon]

China says  Moon is BROWN

[zorgon]

China Moon Landing: 'Jade Rabbit' Rover Basks in Lunar Bay of Rainbows

China's first-ever moon rover is driving on the lunar surface after successfully separating from its carrier lander to begin exploring its landing locale: the Bay of Rainbows.

The Chang'e 3 lunar lander reached the moon Saturday (Dec. 14) at about 9:12 p.m., Beijing time, making China only the third country in the world to achieve such a moon feat after the former Soviet Union and the United States. The lander also delivered the robotic rover Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") to the lunar surface to begin its months-long driving mission.

http://news.yahoo.com/china-moon-landing-39-jade-rabbit-39-rover-042039919.html

[zorgon]

[zorgon]

[ArMaP]

China says  Moon is BROWN

Source, please.

[ArMaP]

That is a snap shot from the Video

I know, and I also know that you shouldn't lie. 

[VillageIdiot]

China says  Moon is BROWN

I just got jumped on that other site for saying China told us the truth and NASA didn't. NASA had top-of-the-line cameras and gave us garbage. Imagine what they're sitting on.

[zorgon]

China could be HOAXING us

Apparently listening to the video they don't have 'live feed'  They said the rover is recording still shots and will transmit them later

WTF?

If what they say in their own video is true then what are the pictures they are showing us now? Simulations?   That landing one above sure looks 'familiar' from the Apollo landings

Hey they hoaxed us in Shen Zhou 7...  I will keep an eye on this one

[zorgon]

Source, please.

That is a snap shot from the Video

Okay here it is on MSM

China rover soft lands on the moon


A picture of the moon's surface taken by the on-board camera of the lunar probe Chang'e-3

China's Chang'e 3 lander, named after a mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, has touched down on the moon.

BEIJING — China on Saturday successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, state media said, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese astronaut on the moon.

The unmanned Chang'e 3 lander, named after a mythical Chinese goddess of the moon, touched down on Earth's nearest neighbor following a 12-minute landing process.

The probe carried a six-wheeled moon rover called "Yutu," or "Jade Rabbit," the goddess' pet. After landing Saturday evening on a fairly flat, Earth-facing part of the moon, the rover was slated to separate from the Chang'e eight hours later and embark on a three-month scientific exploration.

http://news.msn.com/science-technology/china-rover-soft-lands-on-the-moon

[zorgon]

I know, and I also know that you shouldn't lie. 

"Saying it" in pictures is the same thing as "China says" in the USA  A visual statement...  not a lie.  If you show me a picture of green fog on Mars you are saying their is green fog on mars

[ArMaP]

"Saying it" in pictures is the same thing as "China says" in the USA  A visual statement...  not a lie.

Not to me, unless they say that the image shows exactly what is there.

If you show me a picture of green fog on Mars you are saying their is green fog on mars

No, I am showing you a picture of green fog (or something that you interpret as fog, unless I was the one saying it was fog), the green "fog" may be a result of making an image from three different filters at different times, so the green "fog" may be just a dust devil that was on that position when the photo used for the green channel was taken. 

[rdunk]

Doncha think that China has too much to gain from this mission, to risk it all with lies sure to be found out?? China is out to prove, and are proving, that they are no longer a third world country, while at the time the US is sliding into permanence in the third world.

[VillageIdiot]

It's embarrassing, isn't it?

Edit to add that the US has a bad habit of lying to its citizens, so I say it's a toss up as to who's telling the truth.

[rdunk]

It's embarrassing, isn't it?

Yes it is, and also very disgusting! But our president continues to apologize to the world for our "over-accomplishments" and our capitalistic ways!