11 October 2020
The lander and rover of the Chang'e 4 probe have resumed work for the 23rd lunar day on the far side of the Moon. The lander woke up on 11 October at 11:56 h BJT and the Yutu 2 rover woke up on 10 October at 18:57 BJT, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre of the China National Space Administration. Chang'e 4 has survived about 647 Earth days on the Moon.
During the 23rd lunar day, Yutu 2 will move northwest toward the basalt area or the impact craters with high reflectivity. It will also use an infrared imaging spectrometer onboard to investigate a lunar rock, which has a diameter of 30 cm.
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