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China announced a loss moonwalker "Yutu", and he suddenly woke up
Many had prematurely say goodbye to Lunokhod , who was on the surface of the moon with the December 14, 2013.
January 25 there was a failure, because of which "Yutu" could not be translated into hibernation before nightfall. Officials later explained , that the failure occurred "because of the high radiation, relatively low gravity and extreme temperature differences ". Night on the Moon lasts about 14 Earth days, so that the robot could not hold it all the time in normal mode, with the deployed solar panels, battery included without heating at a temperature of -180 ° C.
Unfortunately, soon after the appearance of the sun on the machine did not answer the call. Reassurance that he did not survive the moonlit night. Lander Chang'e 3 successfully woke February 10.
If so, "Yutu" will forever remain here at 44.12 ° N 19.51 ° W . At least, these are his last position.
This is truly a tragic end rover, which to a popular vote was named after the Лунного hare - mythological character present in the folklore of many countries.
More than 300 thousand. Chinese people have subscribed to weibo-account "Yutu" and watched the news. All they have read his latest tweet: "Goodbye, Earth. Goodbye, humanity ».
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UPD 13.02. Today, still locked signal , which may belong to Lunokhod. In his weibo-published account new record : «My" red flag "is still not in hand. The question is still not resolved. Masters are pleased to announce that they are still working. "
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/212411/