Moreover, it is tasked with a mission, ordered by the Emperor of Heaven, to help prepare the medicine of immortality; as a result, Jade Rabbit is often depicted as busily pounding elixir ingredients with a pestle and mortar under an osmanthus tree.
The tale has been passed down through generations, and it seemed natural for China to name its first lunar rover after this mythological figure.
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