BEIJING: A photo of a cube-like object on the far side of the Moon captured by a Chinese rover has fueled speculation about what it might be and inspired several memes by Chinese internet users.
Quoting the rover’s final log on December 3, Yutu-2 caught an image of what looked like a large cubic object on the horizon about 80 meters (87 yards) from its location, according to a Chinese government science website OurSpace. he said.
Under the hashtag “Yutu’s latest discovery”, a series of Internet memes showed the rover rolling on the lunar plain with a pair of obelisks, a tall monolith and even a giant hammer and sickle – symbolizing Communist Party,
“This is the junk of space America has left behind,” a Chinese Internet user wrote in a social media post.
“Go a little closer, and you’ll see it’s a nucleic acid testing site for COVID-19,” quipped another.
“It’s the home of aliens!” A third said in mock horror.
Others suggest a more mundane possibility – it’s just a boulder.
The solar-powered Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit” in Chinese, will cover a distance of 80 meters in two to three lunar days, according to our spaceflight. Earth month.
working in robotic rover from Karman crater In South Pole-Aitken Basin Since its deployment in January 2019.
The mission was a historic first, until then no other nation had landed on the far side of the Moon.
With the Moon locked to Earth—spinning at the same speed as it orbits our planet—most of its “dark side” is never visible to those on Earth.
Quoting the rover’s final log on December 3, Yutu-2 caught an image of what looked like a large cubic object on the horizon about 80 meters (87 yards) from its location, according to a Chinese government science website OurSpace. he said.
Under the hashtag “Yutu’s latest discovery”, a series of Internet memes showed the rover rolling on the lunar plain with a pair of obelisks, a tall monolith and even a giant hammer and sickle – symbolizing Communist Party,
“This is the junk of space America has left behind,” a Chinese Internet user wrote in a social media post.
“Go a little closer, and you’ll see it’s a nucleic acid testing site for COVID-19,” quipped another.
“It’s the home of aliens!” A third said in mock horror.
Others suggest a more mundane possibility – it’s just a boulder.
The solar-powered Yutu, or “Jade Rabbit” in Chinese, will cover a distance of 80 meters in two to three lunar days, according to our spaceflight. Earth month.
working in robotic rover from Karman crater In South Pole-Aitken Basin Since its deployment in January 2019.
The mission was a historic first, until then no other nation had landed on the far side of the Moon.
With the Moon locked to Earth—spinning at the same speed as it orbits our planet—most of its “dark side” is never visible to those on Earth.
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