"Hi! This could be the last greetings from me!"

"Hi！这次真的晚安咯！"

The Sina Weibo farewell message posted days ago by user "Jade¹ Rabbit Lunar Rover," which posts first-person accounts of Yutu, China's lunar rover, caused a big stir on China's social media.

新浪微博用户"月球车玉兔"数天前发布的告别微博在国内社交媒体上引起巨大反响。

"The moon says it has prepared a long, long dream for me, and I'm wondering what the dream would be like-- would I be a mars explorer, or be sent back to earth?" the lunar rover continued.

"月球车玉兔"以第一人称记录我国"玉兔号"月球车的经历。微博里继续写道："月球说为我准备了一个长长的梦，不知道梦里我会跃迁去火星，还是会回地球去找师傅？"

The post received nearly 100,000 shares, likes and comments.

这条微博获得了超过10万次分享、赞和评论。

Yutu ceased operation after 972 days of service on the moon, according to a source from the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense², cited in the People's Daily.

《人民日报》援引国家国防科技工业局消息人士的话称，在月球上服役972天后，"玉兔号"已经停止工作。

Designed to survive just three months, Yutu has been operating on the moon for over two years. Many Chinese netizens were deeply upset after reading Yutu's last post.

"玉兔号"的设计寿命只有三个月，却在月球上工作了两年多。许多国内网友在读了"月球车玉兔"最后一条微博后非常难过。

"Please, never say farewell, just say see you later," read one comment.

一条评论说："不说再见，说回见可好？"

"Have a sweet dream! You will get countless³ carrot pies in your dream," said another netizen.

另一位网友说道：“做个好梦！在你的梦里你会拥有数不清的胡萝卜饼的！”

"I don't know why I am so heartbroken. It's just a machine after all," said another.

另一条评论说："我不知道我为什么这么难过。它只是一台机器而已。"