China's Yutu-2 which was first to soft-land on far side of lunar surface has recently captured an interesting im on moon -showing some mysterious material discovered, as per international reports. Reports say that Yutu-2 which is China's Chang'e-4 mission's lunar mission, has spotted a 'gel-like' substance while roving close to a small crater. Scientists have reportedly w analysed substance despite risks. China's Chang'e-4 craft successfully landed on moon's far side on January 2.

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Yutu-2's latest moon ims

latest ims accessed by Yutu-2 rover shows two of rover's six wheels and contents of an approximately 7-foot-wide (2 meters) crater. Reports state that photo was captured by rover's obstacle-avoidance camera. Lunar scientists have speculated that material highlighted in center of crater resembles a sample of impact glass found during Apollo 17 mission in 1972. According to archival records, astronaut Harrison Schmitt h previously collected similar samples from a crater approached by Yutu-2.

Here are photos released by Yutu-2:

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Scientists analyse findings

Regarding newly observed ims, Clive Neal - University of tre Dame's Lunar scientist has stated that it was thing unexpected. Elaborating on his view, he has said that though Chinese believe ir finding is mysterious, having craters looking like those from Yutu-2 and where samples were collected by Apollo is to be expected, in conversation with a leing science news site. Meanwhile, reports state that NASA believes a definitive assessment of substance's chemical composition is difficult, given poor quality of im. Furr data can reportedly be analysed if higher-resolution ims become available, says NASA.

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What is Chang'e 4 mission?

According to Planetary Society, Chang'e-4 is world’s first lander and rover missions to Moon’s far side. lander-rover mission Chang’e-4 launched on December 8, 2018, within South Pole-Aitken basin on moon. It entered lunar orbit four days later, where mission controllers spent 22 days testing craft’s systems, waiting for sun to rise at landing site. On January 3, 2019, Chang’e-4 successfully de-orbited and landed. Currently, Chang’e-4 and Yutu-2 are conducting science operations. Both vehicles power down during lunar nights — a roughly 2-week period each month — when ir location is in darkness.

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