Exciting Discovery on Moon's Far Side
China's Chang'e 4 Lunar Rover Find Source: China Lunar Exploration Project Unusual, Gel-Like Substance China's Chang'e 4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, gel-like substance in its exploration of the far side of the Moon. The rover named Yutu-2 made the discovery on what the Chinese are calling lunar day 8. Scientists at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center changed the rover's itinerary to focus its instrumentation on the substance found in a small crater. The material's color and luster is unlike anything surrounding it on the lunar surface. What Is It? The big question remains what the substance is. Thus far, Chinese scientists haven't offered any explanation. Other experts theorize that it could be melted glass from the collision of a meteorite with the Moon's surface. Lunar Mystery Chang'e 4 made the world's first soft landing on the far side of the Moon on January 3, 2019. It's exploring the dark side ...