<p>China's first moon rover 'Yutu' has experienced a "mechanical control abnormity" and scientists are organising an overhaul, authorities said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The abnormity occurred due to "the complicated lunar surface environment," the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said, without giving further details.<br /><br />The abnormity emerged before the rover went into its second dormancy at dawn today as the lunar night fell again, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing SASTIND.<br /><br />Scientists were "organising an overhaul", it said, without giving further details.<br /><br />The Jade Rabbit, or 'Yutu' in Chinese, was deployed on the moon's surface on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe landed.<br /><br />On January 18 rover 'Yutu' collected a large amount space observation and moon exploration data.<br /><br />The lunar probe mission, comprising the lander Chang'e-3 and rover Yutu, was launched in December as part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Programme.<br /><br />The mission, which made the first soft-landing on the Moon since 1976, makes China the third country to successfully send a lunar rover to the moon, after the US and the former Soviet Union.</p>
<p>China's first moon rover 'Yutu' has experienced a "mechanical control abnormity" and scientists are organising an overhaul, authorities said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The abnormity occurred due to "the complicated lunar surface environment," the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) said, without giving further details.<br /><br />The abnormity emerged before the rover went into its second dormancy at dawn today as the lunar night fell again, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, citing SASTIND.<br /><br />Scientists were "organising an overhaul", it said, without giving further details.<br /><br />The Jade Rabbit, or 'Yutu' in Chinese, was deployed on the moon's surface on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe landed.<br /><br />On January 18 rover 'Yutu' collected a large amount space observation and moon exploration data.<br /><br />The lunar probe mission, comprising the lander Chang'e-3 and rover Yutu, was launched in December as part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Programme.<br /><br />The mission, which made the first soft-landing on the Moon since 1976, makes China the third country to successfully send a lunar rover to the moon, after the US and the former Soviet Union.</p>