Chinese rover hibernating to survive frigid lunar night [Spaceflight Now]

Chinese state media reported the rover went into hibernation at 2123 GMT (4:23 p.m. EST) Wednesday. Plutonium-powered heaters will keep the rover's sensitive electronics warm during the two-week lunar night, during which temperatures will dip as low as minus 180 degrees Celsius, or minus 292 degrees Fahrenheit.

The four-legged stationary lander also entered sleep mode Wednesday to conserve power, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Mission officials told state-run news outlets the two spacecraft would be reactivated around Jan. 12 to continue operations during the moon's two-week daytime period.

25日頃に休眠に入っており、年明け1月12日頃に活動を再開するそうです。月の夜はちょっと長いですからね。