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Here's What China's Yutu 2 Rover Found on the Far Side of the Moon (Photos)
By Andrew Jones 13 hours ago Science & Astronomy
The weird "gel-like" substance likely isn't so weird after all.
China's Yutu 2 moon rover captured this image of glassy material from the edge of a small crater.(Image: © CNSA/CLEP)
The China Lunar Exploration Program has released a photo from the Yutu 2 moon rover that reveals the likely nature of a previously unidentified material.
The rover — part of the Chang'e 4 mission, which in January completed the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon — made the discovery in July. Earlier reports on the few published details captured widespread interest.
The photo taken by Yutu 2's main camera shows the center of a crater containing material that is colored differently than its surroundings and that contains bright spots. The image was released by Our Space, a Chinese-language science-outreach publication, via its Weibo social media account on Oct. 8.
A desaturated, high-contrast version of the material viewed by Yutu 2.
(Image credit: CNSA/CLEP/NASA/GSFC/Dan Moriarty)
While gaining the attention of the Yutu 2 team, the material does not appear altogether mysterious, as claimed by Chinese media.
More:
https://www.space.com/china-far-side-moon-strange-substance.html?utm_source=notification
