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Chinese lunar rover finds strange 'gel-like' substance on moon
China's Yutu-2 lunar rover has discovered a strange "gel-like" substance on the dark side of the moon.
The rover launched as part of the Chang'e 4 mission, which has been on the moon since January.
It has meant Yutu-2 is the the first robot to ever explore the moon's far side and has previously discovered that the composition of the moon's surface is different to what scientists expected.
Now, the rover has also discovered a substance in a crater during an exploration activity.
Yu Tianyi, a team member on Earth, was reviewing images taken by the rover when the material was discovered.
Yutu-2 had been due to move on but the team instead decided to examine the substance found on the ground.
The team's website describes the material's shape and colour as "significantly different from the surrounding lunar soil".
China is yet to share images of the material, but it did share an image from the rover heading into the crater to take a sample of the material.
One theory is that the material is an impactite, a substance which is formed when meteors hit an object in space.
The Chang'e 4 mission craft landed on the moon back in January, while the Yutu-2 rover has been sending back photos to Earth for the past 18 weeks
Chinese lunar rover finds strange 'gel-like' substance on moon
China's Yutu-2 lunar rover has discovered a strange "gel-like" substance on the dark side of the moon.
The rover launched as part of the Chang'e 4 mission, which has been on the moon since January.
It has meant Yutu-2 is the the first robot to ever explore the moon's far side and has previously discovered that the composition of the moon's surface is different to what scientists expected.
Now, the rover has also discovered a substance in a crater during an exploration activity.
Yu Tianyi, a team member on Earth, was reviewing images taken by the rover when the material was discovered.
Yutu-2 had been due to move on but the team instead decided to examine the substance found on the ground.
The team's website describes the material's shape and colour as "significantly different from the surrounding lunar soil".
China is yet to share images of the material, but it did share an image from the rover heading into the crater to take a sample of the material.
One theory is that the material is an impactite, a substance which is formed when meteors hit an object in space.
The Chang'e 4 mission craft landed on the moon back in January, while the Yutu-2 rover has been sending back photos to Earth for the past 18 weeks
Interesting ^
https://www.space.com/34723-nasa-esa-asteroid-deflection-mission-aida.html <— a year ago
Space Scientists Rally Support for 2020 Asteroid-Deflection Mission
https://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-detects-planet-killer-asteroid-might-hit-earth-next-year-2813712
today:
NASA Detects Planet-Killer Asteroid That Might Hit Earth Next Year
Space Scientists Rally Support for 2020 Asteroid-Deflection Mission
https://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-detects-planet-killer-asteroid-might-hit-earth-next-year-2813712
today:
NASA Detects Planet-Killer Asteroid That Might Hit Earth Next Year
Notice the asteroids in the illustration above have smiling/smirking "Gray ass Grey" faces on them. NASA knows what's up.
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Time-lapse photo taken from space reveals Earth's dazzling lights
Stunning circular star trails can be seen in the sky while light sources from earth including major cities appear as pale-yellow dotted streaks. The image was captured as the ISS passed over Namibia.