The strange object happens to be located close to several such craters, and Yutu-2 will now make a beeline towards it in order to confirm its identity. Unlike Earth, the Moon lacks an atmosphere to protect it from space rocks, which means it is constantly being walloped by hurtling pieces of debris – hence the abundance of impact craters on its surface. While it’s impossible to categorically rule out the possibility of lunar real estate, most of the evidence suggests that the mysterious cube is probably just a large boulder that was blasted into its current position by a meteorite impact. For the past 36 lunar days – or just under three Earth years – the rover has provided data from the Von Kármán crater, where it spotted the strange item on the northern horizon last month. In January 2019, Yutu-2 became the first probe ever to land on the far side of the Moon and has been exploring and sending back incredible photos ever since. For now, though, the CNSA seems to be enjoying its little joke, quipping that the discovery may represent “a home built by aliens after crash landing.” In reality, the strange blob is likely to be nothing more than a piece of Moon rock, although all will be revealed in the near future when Yutu-2 makes its way over to the object for a closer look. What they didn’t bank on, however, was a little visit from China’s Yutu-2 rover, which has spotted an intriguing cube-shaped object on the lunar surface, described as a “mystery house” by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) outreach channel Our Space. The rover, which was 80 meters away (about 262 feet), sent back images of the object on the horizon, sparking theories about what it could be on social media, with some joking it could be an alien base.Obviously, the aliens all built their houses on the far side of the Moon, beyond the gaze of our prying telescopes. Yutu 2 first encountered the object while driving across the Von Kármán crater in November during the mission's 36th lunar day, according to Our Space. Yutu 2 took a closer look at the "mystery hut" and found that it is a rock shaped like a rabbit. China landed Yutu 2 as part of its unmanned Chang'e 4 mission. Source: /jpDLDS8TZu- Andrew Jones January 7, 2022Īccording to the Our Space post, the discovery coincides with the rover surpassing more than 1,000 meters of driving, hitting a major milestone before its three-year anniversary on Tuesday of its landing on the far side of the moon in 2019. It's just a small rock on a crater rim that they're now calling "jade rabbit" for its appearance.
#Mystery house moon update#
Ourspace has published an update on the "mystery hut" and it's so underwhelming it's brilliant. "But while small, the jade rabbit/玉兔 rock will also be a monumental disappointment to some."
"The Moon's surface is 38 million square kilometres of rocks, so it would have been astronomically exceptional for it to be anything else," Space News journalist Andrew Jones wrote on Twitter. China's Yutu 2 rover drove to the "mystery hut" and uncovered what it actually is – a rock shaped like a rabbit. Upon a closer view, the rock looked like a "jade rabbit" holding carrots, the post said. Instead, it was much smaller and had a peculiar shape. The revelation came as the lunar rover drove closer to the formation that was once believed to be as tall as Paris' Arc de Triomphe, according to a post published Friday on "Our Space," a Chinese media channel affiliated with the China National Space Administration. As the lunar rover made a closer approach, a log of its activities revealed the object was actually just a rock on a crater rim. China has discovered the explanation for the mysterious "hut" its Yutu 2 rover spotted on the moon late last year.
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