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It is important to remember that radio signals are one of the main factors scientist examine when searching for intelligent life. The Yutu-2 began exploring the moon as part of its Chang’e-4 lunar mission back in 2019. The radio sounds are still a mystery to this day. These lights are still a mystery today.Īstronauts from the Apollo 10 mission reported and recorded hearing sounds on Earth’s Moonafter losing radio contact with NASA. All astronauts on the Apollo 17mission reported seeing “flash-lights” on the Moon’s that would mysteriously disappear and reappear. The last manned mission to Earth’s Moonwas Apollo 17 which took place on, December 7-19, 1972. It will take the Yutu 2 rover 2-3 lunar days to get to the “Mystery House”.Ī lunar day is about one Earth month. On December 3, China’s National Space Administration labeled a diary entry “Mystery House”. China’s Yutu 2 rover has traveled the far side of Earth’s Moon since, January 3, 2019. China has also launched the Chang'e 5 T1 test mission around the moon and the Chang'e 5 moon sample return mission.Ĭhang'e 6 will attempt a lunar sample return from the far side of the moon around 2023-24.įollow us on Twitter (opens in new tab) or on Facebook (opens in new tab). The Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2 missions were orbiters, with Chang'e 3 landing on the near side of the moon with the first Yutu rover. Yutu 2 is part of the Chang'e 4 mission which, like its name suggests, is China's fourth moon mission and the second to deliver a rover to the lunar surface. The whole process is very difficult," Stooke said. "I think China has done a great job operating this rover for almost three years. Our Space 'The Moon's surface is 38 million square kilometres of rocks, so it would.
An update from China will reveal how much closer Yutu 2 has managed to travel to the object since the image was captured during lunar day 36. China's Yutu 2 rover drove to the 'mystery hut' and uncovered what it actually is a rock shaped like a rabbit. Yutu 2 was due to complete its 37th lunar day late on Dec. The latest news about China's space program Chang'e 4: Visiting the far side of the moon Experimenting with color-changes, on the landscape shot, to reveal city skyline and buildings, in the background, it seems. 1,000 days on the moon! China's Chang'e 4 lunar far side mission hits big milestone "It is hard to be sure about any feature in these images being the 'hut,' which makes me think it is small, only about 1 meter across, and only looks special because it's right on the horizon." On the "mystery hut" itself, Stooke has mapped Yutu 2's travels (opens in new tab), but it is difficult to know where exactly the object is. "Mars is a much more benign environment."Ĭhina's Zhurong Mars rover has already covered nearly 4,265 feet (1,300 m) since landing on the Red Planet this past May, using partially autonomous driving due to the extensive light-time delay. "Apollo astronauts had to land just after dawn and leave before it got too hot, with things like their rover unable to operate around lunar noon," he said. Requiring a relay satellite for communications - due to operating on the far side of the moon, which never faces the Earth - is another potential factor in limiting Yutu 2's speed.Īnd shutting down around noon is no surprise, Stooke noted. The rover also carries science payloads, including panoramic cameras, a near-infrared imaging spectrometer and ground-penetrating radar, and frequently stops to collect data with this gear. Yutu 2 needs to avoid numerous craters that could trap the vehicle. This limits them to a maximum of about 8 to 10 meters per drive, and it all takes time." "They analyze the map and choose a path for the next drive.
"After a drive, the rover takes images for a full stereoscopic panorama, and the team on the ground make a topographic map showing obstacles and slopes all around the rover," Stooke said. But China has been much more cautious and has adopted a style of driving like that used on Mars," Stooke told.
Their maximum drive in a single shift was 3,000 meters.
"Soviet engineers drove the Lunokhods 'live' with TV images showing the scene ahead. While Soviet Lunokhod moon rovers covered much greater distances - Lunokhod 2 traveled 23 miles (37 kilometers) across the lunar surface in 1973, for example - they did so under very different circumstances and with different science goals. Phil Stooke, professor emeritus and adjunct research professor in the Department of Geography and Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at the University of Western Ontario, has followed Yutu 2's activities closely. And the complexity of route planning and execution and meeting science goals leave less time for actual driving.