#Yutu 2 mystery house update#

'Far away in the sky, the 'mysterious hut' as tall as the Arc de Triomphe turned out to be very small when approached,' wrote the very poetic scientists who write on Our Space. This isn't exactly a surprise, but it is an amusing. The site is affiliated with CNSA, and it explained how the rover traversed the estimated 80 meters (262 feet) to take a better picture of the 'hut.' The 'mystery hut,' or 'house,' spotted by China's Yutu-2 rover on the far side of the moon turns out to be - drumroll, please - a rock. 2 Driving Diary,' a journal of the rover's travels. The Chinese website OurSpace publishes its 'Yutu No. Credit: NASA/ GSFC/ Arizona State University/ LROC. Location of the object was possibly verified by space journalist Andrew Jones on Twitter. The object has been referred to as a 'mystery house' and in the next two to three lunar days, the rover will attempt to get closer and check it out. Orbital view from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ( LRO) of the Chang’e 4 lander (in square) and the ‘mystery hut’ object (arrow) on the edge of a crater about 260 feet (80 meters) away. This is image of a mysterious object spotted by Chinese Yutu 2 rover on far side of the Moon. During its expedition, it’s discovered what looked like a ‘gel-like’ substance on the bottom of an impact crater, which ended up being rocks. The Yutu-2 began exploring the moon as part of its Chang’e-4 lunar mission back in 2019. Source: /jpDLDS8TZu- Andrew Jones January 7, 2022Ī close-up view of the ‘mystery’ rock seen by the Yutu rover. China will send its rover to investigate a ‘mystery house’ on the far side of the moon. A cubic shape was spotted on the surface of the Moon. It's just a small rock on a crater rim that they're now calling 'jade rabbit' for its appearance. The Yutu-2 rover is part of the Chinese Change 4 mission to the Moon.

#Yutu 2 mystery house update#

Ourspace has published an update on the 'mystery hut' and it's so underwhelming it's brilliant. Journalist Andrew Jones has been tracking China's space endeavors closely and posted this update today: An odd-shaped, bright chunk of rock sitting on the edge of a crater likely has an interesting history, geologically speaking. Mysterious structure on desolate lifeless world covered in rocks is, predictably, rock - Katie Mack January 7, 2022īut, 'just a rock' doesn't mean it's not interesting. The perceived cube shape might have been just a pixelated view of a distant object. Pei Yutu grinned at the shopping clerk, and showed a mouthful of neat white teeth. Orbital images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter didn't show anything out of the ordinary-rocks and more rocks on a cratered lunar surface. He struggled to jump out, only to be pushed back with a finger from Pei Yutu. Several planetary geologists and astronomers had logically predicted the object was likely a just bright colored, blocky boulder sitting on the edge of a crater rim. It is difficult to discern something from the image,” he mentioned through Twitter.An update today from Yutu's cameras reveals the true nature of this object. “It is not an obelisk or aliens, but it is certainly something that should be checked. Despite the above, it is worth investigating to find out.

It could be a simple rock on the moonĪndre Jones, a journalist specializing in Chinese space programs, including investigative ones on the surface of the Moon, warned that we are hardly before an object of alien origin. Why so long? Due to its reduced speed and the obstacles ahead.

Experts estimate that the vehicle it will take between two and three months to locate yourself in a suitable position in order to obtain more accurate data.

Yutu 2’s next objective on the Moon will then be to get closer to the object. Before all sorts of wild theories emerge – it’s not the Tesseract and no one tried to play soccer on the Moon – the CNSA plans for Yutu 2 to launch a new mission to find out what it is. Map showing the latest position of China’s Yutu-2 rover and also the Mystery House. The rock is just visible in imagery snapped by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The image comes from an affiliated Chinese media channel called 'Our Space', that details the rover Yutu 2 that first landed on the far side of the Moon back in January 2019.According to the post. On another close-up of the image you can see a silhouette that has a similarity to a goal. Yutu 2 will be a bit further on by now, moving towards that crater, Stooke told Inside Outer Space. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) describes it as a “mysterious house”. It is also true that it is unusual for rovers to spot objects while they are in the Natural satellite. Of course, the poor clarity of the image makes it difficult to define exactly what it is. Yutu 2, the Chinese rover that has been on the dark side of the Moon since 2019, was conducting regular observation work last November when, unexpectedly, its camera captured a mysterious cubic object from a distance.