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Here are some images of a mock-up of the rover, being shown off at a science conference in Beijing. It's an impressive technical achievement.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/9448077/China-sending-jade-ra...

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-26/chinas-jade-...

http://imarstore.blogspot.com/2013/11/technology-china-going...

The question is, why is Europe being nuked in the background? Note how the images are from at least 3 different angles, so it's not like some reporter got a Photoshopped picture ...

http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1t37gn/wtf_is_a_mushroo...

http://rt.com/news/europe-nuclear-explosion-china-440/