UAE hopes this tiny lunar rover will discover unexplored parts of the moon

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN

Updated 0216 GMT (1016 HKT) November 25, 2020

The UAE has announced a moon mission for 2024. It will use an unusually small rover, with just four wheels and a weight of 10 kilograms (22 pounds).
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The UAE has announced a moon mission for 2024. It will use an unusually small rover, with just four wheels and a weight of 10 kilograms (22 pounds).
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The rover, which will be built in Dubai, is much smaller than the last rover successfully deployed on the moon; China's Yutu-2 has six wheels and weighs 140 kilograms (310 pounds).
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The rover, which will be built in Dubai, is much smaller than the last rover successfully deployed on the moon; China's Yutu-2 has six wheels and weighs 140 kilograms (310 pounds).
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