Chinese mission will explore a “mysterious” square object on the Moon

The Chinese lunar rover Yutu 2 detected an apparently square formation on the surface of the satellite baptized in the country as “mysterious shed”, reported the government portal “Our Space” on the social network Wechat, today picks up the Chinese portal Sohu.

[🌘Mysterious Cube-Shaped Anomaly on far side of the Moon] #yutu2 lunar rover will reach the displayed object in the coming 2-3 months. What could this be? We’ll keep you informed of any finding there. Source: https://t.co/48B6EXOaSu pic.twitter.com/QIxPkuXXzS

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) December 6, 2021

The Yutu 2, which began a 36-month expedition last October, Sighted last month on the lunar horizon the strange promontory, from which it is 80 meters away, according to Our Space, a portal associated with the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

The object caught the attention of scientists, they decided to send the vehicle towards him.

The Yutu 2, name that means “jade rabbit”, It is located on the far side of the Moon and it is estimated that it will take two or three months to get to the “mysterious shed”.

The vehicle reached the moon aboard the Chang’e-4 unmanned spacecraft in 2019 and its mission is to explore the hidden side of the Moon.

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It has six wheels, two solar panels for power, a radar and multiple cameras to explore this part of the satellite, whose natural rotation is slowed by the Earth’s gravity, which means that we always see the same half.

Chinese experts predicted shortly after the launch of the Chang’e-4 that there would be “surprising discoveries” on the far side of the Moon, in which “deeply hidden information” could be revealed.