Here's The 'Jade Rabbit' Rover That China Just Landed On The Moon

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Today China joined the United States and the former Soviet Union in managing to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon. It was the first "soft-landing" since 1976,

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Here's a look at the "Jade Rabbit" rover that landed on the Bay of Rainbows at 9:12 p.m. local time and its mission:

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