22 March 2021
After working through the 28th lunar day, the Chang'e 4 lunar lander and Yutu 2 rover switched to hibernation mode for the 28th lunar night. The lander was switched to dormant mode on 21 March at 02:00 BJT and the Yutu 2 rover on 20 March at 17:09 BJT. Both craft have been on the far side of the Moon for more than 800 Earth days. Since landing in January 2019, Yutu 2 travelled 682.77 m.
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