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		Chang'e-3 mission
		The Chang'e-3 mission is the second phase of China's lunar program which includes orbiting, landing and returning to Earth, following the successes of the Chang'e-2 missions, which include plotting a high-resolution, full-coverage lunar map.

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-	Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu

China's moon rover, lander take photos of each other

China's moon rover, lander take photos of each other

China's moon rover, lander to take photos of each other

China's moon rover, lander to take photos of each other

China's moon rover "Jade Rabbit" separates from lander

China's moon rover "Jade Rabbit" separates from lander

Lunar probe Chang'e-3 sends back photos of moon surface

Lunar probe Chang'e-3 sends back photos of moon surface

Graphics: Process of Chang'e-3 soft-landing on moon

Graphics: Process of Chang'e-3 soft-landing on moon

China's moon rover wakes up

China's moon rover wakes up

Chinese lunar rover Chang'e-3 is practising its second round of science exploration

Chinese lunar rover Chang'e-3 is practising its second round of science exploration

China's lunar rover pictured by NASA satellite

China's lunar rover pictured by NASA satellite

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-	Cambodian King congratulates China on successful landing of Chang'e-3 probe on moon

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Timeline of China's lunar program

Mission

China's moon rover, lander photograph each other

China's moon rover, lander photograph each other

-	China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover

-	Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu

-	Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu

-	China's lunar rover wakes after mechanical issues

-	China's lunar rover "wakes up": spokesman

-	China's lunar rover "awakes" despite abnormality: spokesman

Graphics: Launch procedure of Chang'e-3 lunar probe

Graphics: Launch procedure of Chang'e-3 lunar probe

Backgrounder

Graphics: Process of Chang'e-3 soft-landing on moon

Graphics: Process of Chang'e-3 soft-landing on moon

-	Backgrounder: The Moon in Chinese poetry

-	Backgrounder: China's "triple jump" progress in lunar probes

-	Backgrounder: Timeline of China's lunar program

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China's space exploration journey

China's space exploration journey

Timeline of China's Manned Space

Timeline of World's Space Exploration