The Chinese lunar rover discovers a strange substance on the other side of the moon

The Yutu-2 Chinese rover, launched as part of the Chang & # 39; e 4 mission, is the first robot to explore the hidden face of the moon. Since arriving in January, he has been broken magnificent views of the lunar surface and made an unexpected discovery. Now, he discovered another surprising discovery: hidden in a crater, Yutu-2 discovered an unusual substance with a "gel-like" appearance.

According to a report from Space.com, the surprise discovery of the rover would have occurred during the exploration activities of the 8th lunar day, which began on July 25th. Each lunar day lasts two terrestrial weeks and during this time, the solar-powered rover makes scientific observations. , measuring radiation and analyzing its environment.

Three days after the eighth day, a member of the Chang & # 39; e 4 team examined the images taken by the rover and noticed a strangely colored material, distinct from the gray soil that surrounded it. It was expected that Yutu-2 would move, but the team instead turned their attention to the substance and sent the rover to the crater for a better look. Yutu-2's "logbook" indicates that the team ordered the rover to point his spectrometer, a device to evaluate the composition of materials, to the unusual substance.

The team did not indicate what the substance might be and, unfortunately, did not share an image of the strange material. The team, however, shared an image of the rover heading for the crater to get a glimpse of what's inside.

I know you think aliens but Andrew Jones, a reporter for the Chinese space program, has written a possible explanation revealed by other researchers: the gel-like substance is molten glass, created after a meteor strike.

The Chinese satellite Chang & # 39; e 4 landed on the moon on January 3rd. Shortly after he sent back the very first pictures from the other side of the moon. The Yutu-2 rover is now in its ninth lunar day, which began on August 25th.