Sky News The rover launched as part of the Chang’e 4 mission, which has been on the moon since January.
China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover has discovered a strange “gel-like” substance on the dark side of the moon.
The rover launched as part of the Chang’e 4 mission, which has been on the moon since January.
It has meant Yutu-2 is the the first robot to ever explore the moon’s far side and has previously discovered that the composition of the moon’s surface is different to what scientists expected.
Now, the rover has also discovered a substance in a crater during an exploration activity.
Yu Tianyi, a team member on Earth, was reviewing images taken by the rover when the material was discovered. READ MORE…