10 possible names for moon rover
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Ten possible names for China’s first moon rover, likely to be launched in December, have been released after a month-long online poll and debate by a jury board.
“Yutu,” or jade hare, tops the list while “Tansuo,” or explore, and “Lanyue,” or catch moon, were second and third respectively, yesterday’s Beijing Times reported.
Chinese were asked to submit proposals for the name of the lunar rover at www.xinhuanet.com and www.qq.com from September 25 to October 25.
About 190,000 proposals were received and a 14-member jury selected the 10 most popular names after voting on Saturday, the report said.
Yutu is a white pet rabbit which accompanies the goddess Chang’e on the moon in a popular ancient myth.
This week, another online poll will select the three most popular names and the final result will be announced in November.
The moon rover is scheduled to be on board the Chang’e-3 moon probe, which will soft-land on the moon.
The rover has two wings, six wheels, weighs 140 kilograms and uses solar energy.
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