Posted on 12/07/2021 4:36:30 AM PST by blam
A Chinese rover traversing the Von Kármán crater on the far side of the Moon (the portion that faces away from Earth) has stumbled upon a “mystery hut,” according to Space.com, citing a report published by Our Space, a Chinese language science outreach channel affiliated with the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Yutu 2 spotted the strange cube-shaped object about 262 feet away to the north. A zoomed-in image provides a closer view of the object.
The Chinese have called the cube-shaped object the “mystery hut.” The rover will take 2-3 lunar days (2-3 Earth months) to arrive at the object.
Ah. We have an update from Yutu-2 on the lunar far side, including an image of a cubic shape on the northern horizon ~80m away from the rover in Von Kármán crater. Referred to as “神秘小屋” (“mystery house”), the next 2-3 lunar days will be spent getting closer to check it out. pic.twitter.com/LWPZoWN05I
— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) December 3, 2021
CNSA has shown strong interest in investigating this mystery object. There’s no definitive answer of what it could be. Some have speculated it’s a boulder from a meteor impact.
Twitter users joked it could be anything from a Mcdonald’s to a Moon Nazi base.
Just a matter of time before they built one there. pic.twitter.com/0McobbG9yy
— Binderdunnit (@njpc1888) December 3, 2021
😱😱🤯😜 pic.twitter.com/OURjDN0ud4
— Στέργιος Ζαμανάκος (@ZamanSt) December 6, 2021
The Yutu-2 began exploring the far side of the Moon in 2019. It’s part of China’s fourth mission to the Moon and the second one that involves a rover. Very little is known about the far side of the Moon, and space observes might have to wait a few months until an answer is found.
Winnie the Pooh’s house.
My vote is Moon Nazis...just sayin😱
Ah, the port of call that calms the storms in any sea......
Alice’s home away from home
2-3 month to go 262 feet? That’s around 6 feet of travel per day. Probable has to sneak up on the object just in case its hostile.
262 feet away and all we get is some grainy picture that would embarrass a ‘60s UFO hoaxer.
Just convince the Muslims that Muhammad al-Mahdi, the 12th Imam, lives there on the moon they worship but because of their ass-backwards society he can’t hitch a ride home yet to do his job.
Had they embraced science and technology other than for killing people and not dumbed down their own people to the point a Bic lighter is considered a wonder of modern manufacturing, they could go get his ass.
Its a Dollar General store going up!!
Obviously it is a Starbucks
They found Obama’s library?
Waffle House??
Kilroy was here
Chinese Take-out! The Wontons float on top of the broth, making it lighter. The Egg Rolls are baked instead of fried and the Ribs are to kill for!
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