The UAE's tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
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The UAE's lunar rover is set to launch in 2024. Weighing just 10 kilograms, it is smaller than any other to have yet landed on the moon.
The vehicle will be another regional first -- and it is smaller than any rover to have landed on the moon. To date, China's 310-pound (140-kilogram) Yutu rovers are the lightest to have made lunar landings, in 2013 and 2019. But the UAE's will weigh less than a tenth of that. Around 21 inches (54 centimeters) long and wide, and and 3.3 inches (8.5 centimeters) tall, it will weigh approximately 22 pounds (10 kilograms) with its payload.More Related News