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...Chinese lander made it to the moon, then had some issues.
The rover named 'Jade Rabbit' encountered mechanical difficulties that were as yet unresolved as the rover was to shutdown for the Lunar 'Night', that lasts 14-days. This friday or perhaps saturday may reveal if the rover survived the 2-week lunar darkness.

The rover was designed to roam the lunar surface for three months while surveying for natural resources and sending back data. Then it ran into problems as it was shutting down in preparation for the lunar night when the temperature drops to minus 180 degrees Celsius (minus 292 degrees Fahrenheit).

In the Rover's Last Words,...

"The sun has already set here and the temperature is falling very quickly. I've said a lot today, yet still feel like it's not enough," the rover said in its concluding paragraphs. "I'll tell everyone a secret. Actually, I'm not feeling especially sad. Just like any other hero, I've only encountered a little problem while on my own adventure."

"Good night, planet earth. Good night, humanity."