The Chinese lunar rover is still functioning, but in a limited mode

The Jade Bunny, a Chinese lunar rover, has been on the moon for five months. As you know, the unit had a breakdown, which led to the impossibility of hiding important units and components (mast, solar panels) in a heated box.

This, in turn, caused the gradual “weakening” of the apparatus, because each moonlit night, which lasts 14 Earth days, leads to the failure / violation of one or another system of the device. Nevertheless, the lunar rover is still “alive”, and transmits a signal to the Earth, via the landing module.
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Lunokhod is not able to move, because its wheels are no longer functioning. And over time, all systems without exception will fail, although it may not happen so soon.

In any case, the Chinese project on the study of the moon with the help of the landing module and the lunar rover can be considered successful, since most of this program has been completed. Yes, there were some points of the program, which could not be implemented, but the launch, landing and operation of devices on the Moon - all this was quite successful. Deviation from the intended landing site, breakdown of the drive unit chain is an annoying problem, but, in general, the project proved to be successful.

I would like to hope that the Chinese (and not only them) will not stop at what has been achieved, and will continue to develop the natural satellite of the Earth. By the way, at a recent conference, a leading NASA expert said that the agency’s priority at the moment is the landing of a man on Mars, the moon is not yet talking. So all hopes are for the Chinese.

Via cri