China, Chang & 4 Lander, discovers a gel-like substance on the dark side of the moon

The Chinese mission Chang'e 4 is currently exploring one of the least known regions of the Moon – the hidden face, which faces the Earth. Previously, he had discovered minerals that may have come from deep beneath the lunar surface. Today, he has discovered something even more strange: a "gel like" substance of strange color and unknown origin.

The mission includes not only the LG Chang'e 4, but also a smaller rover called Yutu-2. It's Yutu-2 that stumbled upon the unexpected mystery of blobby, as reported by space.com. The discovery took place on Lunar Day 8 or July 25 here on Earth, and the mission scientists were so intrigued that they chose to suspend further exploration plans to find out more. on the unknown substance. The information on the discovery comes from the origin of a Chinese language publication called Our Space.

The substance was found in a lunar crater and is distinguished from the rest of the moon's surface by its color and texture. Chinese scientists have not published any other information about the exact nature of the substance, describing it only as a gel and an unusual color. It could be that the substance is molten glass deposited on the surface of the moon by a meteorite.

The Chang'e 4 lander got up from a nap and went back to the moon for his ninth lunar day. A lunar day equals 14 days on Earth, the same as a lunar night. The rover dies out and "sleeps" throughout the cold lunar night to be reactivated during the lunar day, as it was last week.

His next task will be to carry out scientific tests with his neutron radiation detector and his low-frequency radio detector, as well as his infrared imaging spectrometer and other instruments, which will focus on observing the composition of the moon's surface. .

The mission does not only use Chinese technology, however. It is also an international collaboration. "The Chang'e-4 mission embodies China's hope of combining human wisdom in space exploration with four payloads developed by the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Saudi Arabia," according to the report. Chinese Xinhuanet official news agency.

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