China's Yutu-2 Rover stucked somewhere on Moon's Surface, biggest discovery ever made in a mysterious area
China's Yutu-2, the primary rover to visit the far side of the Moon, has noticed an enormous difference between this hill and other areas. Here the rover has found more viscous soil, and more small rocks and craters. Despite several crewed and uncrewed exploration missions to the Moon, this a part of the Moon remains unknown. This is causing the issue in communication between the planet from here. But in 2019, China's Chang'e 4 mission landed the Yutu-2 rover on this surface for discovery.
Liang Ding of the Harbin Institute of Technology and colleagues inferred the nature of the soil within the region supported probes using Yutu-2 revolving techniques, radar and spectrometry. The researchers found that the rover is sliding less compared to the nearer side of the Moon. This shows that the distant soil is comparatively flat. The soil also perceived to stick easily to the rover's six wheels, which suggests it's probably more viscous.
How it will Help Scientists in Designing future Missions?
This will help scientists design future lunar rovers. Understanding the character of soil and the distribution of rocks can help us better understand the history of the Moon's surface. "A large proportion of the younger rocks are probably linked to the age of the surface," says Lionel Wilson of Lancaster University within the UK. The Yutu-2 rover also found dark green, shiny material beneath a crater, kind of the glassy material found in samples from the Apollo missions.
Two Chinese missions are already present on the surface of the moon. In this, a spacecraft named Cheng-E-3 reached the surface of the moon in 2013. Whereas in January 2019, Chang-e-4 landed on the lunar surface with Yutu-2 rover. it's being told that these missions are still active. The solar-powered Yutu 2 and Chang'e 4 lander had landed on the far side of the moon around January 3, 2019. Out of this, Yutu-2 is investigating the 186 km von Karmann crater on the Moon.
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