Photos: Chinas moon rover, lander photograph each other

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BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- China"s first moon rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, and the lander took photos of each other on the moon"s surface Sunday night, a day after the country completed its first lunar soft landing.At about 11:42 p.m. Beijing Time, the six-wheeled moon rover moved to a spot about 9 meters to the north of the lander and the photographing began.Yutu separated from the lander early on Sunday, several hours after Chang"e-3 lunar probe soft-landed on the moon"s surface at 9:11 p.m. on Saturday.Yutu will survey the moon"s geological structure and surface substances and look for natural resources for three months, while the lander will conduct in-situ exploration at the landing site for one year.【1】【2】【3】【4】【5】【6】【7】【8】【9】【10】【11】

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