[meteorite-list] China's Moon Rover Has A Mechanical Control Anomaly

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 18:58:08 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201401260258.s0Q2w8Fa006264_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-01/25/c_133072966.htm

China's moon rover monitored with abnormity
English.news.cn
January 25, 2014

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's moon rover "Yutu" (Jade Rabbit) has
had a mechanical control abnormity, and scientists are organizing an overhaul.

The abnormity occurred due to "the complicated lunar surface environment,"
the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National
Defence (SASTIND) said on Saturday, without giving further details.

The abnormity emerged before the rover went into its second dormancy at
dawn on Saturday as the lunar night fell again, according to the SASTIND.
Received on Sat 25 Jan 2014 09:58:08 PM PST