As we all know, record holder China’s Yutu 2 has performed remarkably. In a recent development, it has now found something that is actually quite mysterious. The Yutu 2, which was actually destined to be on the moon for only three months, is still giving us new information that is not only unique, but that only a few space agencies have been able to get to. Read the article below to reveal what the Yutu 2 just discovered during its mission to the moon.
In a research paper published by the Science Direct, the Chinese-made Yutu has observed 2 translucent glass spheres on the moon. The moon is made up of a lot of silicate material on the lunar surface, and all it takes to make glass out of it is intense heat. In the past, the moon was home to volcanic eruptions, but even today, the impact of smaller objects like meteorites generates enough heat to make glass. The last time such a discovery was made was during the Apollo 16 mission.
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Yutu-2 and its objectives
Yutu-2 is the robotic lunar rover component of CNSA’s Chang’e 4 mission to the moon. It was launched on December 7, 2018 and penetrated the moon’s orbit on December 12, 2018. It made its first soft landing on the far side of the moon on January 3, 2019. Yutu-2 is currently operational as the most long-lived moon. rover and the first lunar rover to cross the far side of the moon. As of January 2022, Yutu-2 had traveled a distance of more than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) along the moon’s surface. About to become the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the moon. Yutu-2 rover was deployed about 12 hours after landing.