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Tag: gel-like substance

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Evan Gough

That Strange Gel-Like Material Discovered by China’s Lunar Rover? It’s Just Rock

China's Yutu-2 lunar rover discovered this strange-looking substance on the far side of the Moon. Image Credit: CNSA/CLEP

In January 2019, China landed its Chang’e 4 mission on the Moon’s far side. The Yutu-2 rover got busy exploring its surroundings. It’s still going, even though the rover’s nominal operating mission was only three months.

Among the mission’s findings was a strange material described as “gel-like.” Now an analysis of the material has revealed that it’s just rock: impact melt breccia.

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