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Old 17th Dec 2014, 02:47
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Han Dynasty poets call the rabbit on the Moon the "Jade Rabbit" (玉兔) or the "Gold Rabbit" (金兔), and these phrases were often used in place of the word for the Moon.

Yutu (Chinese: 玉兔; pinyin: Yłtł; literally: "Jade Rabbit") is an unmanned lunar rover that forms part of the Chinese Chang'e 3 mission to the Moon.

So there really has been a "Jade Rabbit" on the moon since 14 December 2013 - although it has been immobile since 25 January 2014 (42 days after landing) and its instruments continue degrading. However, despite having been designed for only a 3-month life-span, it is still able to communicate with Earth radio stations.


We now return you to your regularly-scheduled partisan bickering over the F-35.
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