The moon rover mission would be due in 2012, Xinhua said, citing unidentified earlier reports.
The river boat floating about, leaflets, moon rover, thick love.
The launch of Chang E One is the first step of China's 3-stage moon mission. The second phase will lead to a moon landing and launch of a moon rover around 2012.
Other plans, however, such as a manned mission to the moon, remain firmly in the realms of speculation-though an unmanned moon rover is not out of the question.
China launched the Chang 'e-3 lunar probe with the country's first moon rover aboard early on Monday, marking a significant step toward deep space exploration.
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