China's lunar rover Yutu 2 spots 'mysterious hut' on Moon; scientists investigate object

Chinese lunar rover Yutu 2 has spotted a mysterious object on Moon while examining far side of Earth's natural satellite. rover is part of China’s Chang'e-4 mission and has been exploring Von Kármán crater on far side of Moon since it landed on lunar surface in January 2019. According to a report by .com, rover, which was on its 36th day of mission, spotted mystery object some 80 metres away from it. 

Investigation about mysterious object begins…

new mysterious object was publicised through an im beamed back by rover, which was shared by Our , a science-oriented Chinese channel affiliated with China National Administration (CNSA). Our has labelled object as a “mystery hut”, however, true identity of same remains to be determined.

team controlling rover reportedly has its full interest in object and is planning to investigate it via Yutu 2 for next 2-3 lunar days or 2-3 Earth months. Currently, at Von Kármán site, rover will dodge craters to reach outcrop and examine it to find answers.

Meanwhile, ories have already started emerging as one says that object is a result of an impact event that excavated a large boulder. Interestingly, similar peculiar stuff has been uncovered on Moon as rover discovered a gel-like substance back in 2019, which actually was a mix of lunar rock and glass that resulted from an impact, reported Science Alert.

China’s Chang’e-4 mission

China had launched Chang’e-4 mission in 2019 and rover Yutu 2 landed on lunar surface on January 3 inside Chang’e-4 lander. Yutu rover is a solar-powered machine that is scanning Von Kármán crater which is a massive 186 kilometres wide.

Chang’e-4 mission delivered second rover and is China’s fourth overall quest to Moon. Previously, China has launched Chang'e-1 and 2 missions with orbiters in both whereas Chang’e-3 mission took first Chinese rover, which was Yutu 1 to Moon.

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