Yutu-2 rover

Longest-lived lunar rover; far-side traverse.

Coordinates

-45.46, 177.59 (positive-east)

Era

B (1990-2019)

Parent mission

Chang'e 4

Role

rover

Operator

CNSA

Nation

China

Launched (UTC)

2018-12-07

Reached Moon (UTC)

2019-01-03 landing

Event type

rover

Outcome

success

Site

Von Karman crater

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

on surface (movement not observed since ~2024)

Operational status (derived)

unknown

Source grade

secondary

Primary source