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.
I say it’s a Walgreens.
The chinee made it solar powered, and it is on the dark side of the Moon.
Hopefully they don’t bump into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZRJQClK39M
Old Photomatt store.
Alice Cramden built a shelter for herself
There is no dark side of the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it’s all dark.
Mehmut’s “Darkside” Falafel and Samsa House!
The chinee made it solar powered, and it is on the dark side of the Moon.
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The so-called dark side gets as much sun light as the not-dark side, as far as I know.
It’s Jabba the Hutt’s hut.
Itza Moon Pie stand.
If that's the resolution of the photo from only 262 feet away then they need to upgrade from the Kodak instamatic plastic lens.
This FR thread has devolved into a “joke thread.” BUT, China’s technological and military capabilities are NO joke. They are a threat to America’s leadership and safety.
IF we had a legitimate national media, the Chinese Moon missions would be front page stuff. Instead we have . . . “Well you know the thing, man . . ..”
It’s the “Love Shack”!
An old refrigerator, they show up everywhere.
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