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China's Jade Rabbit lunar rover bids farewell as mission comes to an end
•Jade Rabbit, or Yutu in Chinese, posted a final farewell on its Twitter-like Weibo microblog, questioning whether it would one day be returned to Earth.
China plans to land a rover on Mars by 2020 after India's Mangalyaan success
Fp Archives •China's Mars rover will be larger, tougher and a better climber, experts said on Tuesday.
China unveils its own Mars rover after India's successful Mangalyaan
Fp Archives •China has unveiled its Mars rover being developed to scurry the Red Planet's surface for signs of water and life.
China's Moon rover declared dead due to mechanical issues
Fp Archives •In a huge set back to China's ambitious space programme, its lunar rover Yutu or the Jade Rabbit was declared dead after attempts to revive it failed, media reports said on Thursday.
Chinese fans of 'Jade Rabbit' rover await news
Fp Archives •China's lunar rover facing mechanical trouble
Fp Archives •China's moon rover successfully completes first scientific exploration
Fp Archives •China's Moon rover 'Yutu' has successfully used its mechanical arm to complete its first scientific exploration of the lunar soil
China launches lunar probe carrying 'Jade Rabbit' moon buggy
Nishtha •China has launched its first mission to land a rover on the moon that will transmit images and survey the moon's surface. The spacecraft is expected to
China successfully launches unmanned lunar probe Chang'e-3
Fp Archives •China tonight successfully sent an unmanned lunar probe with a robotic rover to soft land on the Moon and explore its surface, a major milestone for the Communist giant's maiden attempt to land on an extra-terrestrial celestial body.