An image from China's Yutu 2 shows a cube-shaped object on the far side of the moon. The image is from Our Space.
China's Yutu 2 rover spotted a mystery object on the horizon as it traveled across Von Krmn crater on the far side of the moon.
The Yutu 2 diary published by Our Space states that the mission spotted a cube-shaped object on the horizon to the north and 260 feet away on the 36th lunar day.
Our Space referred to the object as a "mystery hut", but it was a placeholder name rather than an accurate description.
The image shows a cube shape spotted by the Yutu 2 rover on the far side of the moon. The image is from Our Space.
Team scientists have expressed a strong interest in the object and Yutu 2 is expected to spend the next few lunar days traversing lunar regolith and avoiding craters to get a closer look.
A large boulder excavated by an impact event is likely to be the reason for the shape.
It's not an obelisk or aliens, but something to check out, and hard to discern much from the image. The Chang'e-3 mission launched 8 years ago on Dec 1.
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The Yutu 2 and Chang'e 4 landers made the first ever landing on the far side of the moon on January 3, 2019.
China's fourth moon mission and second to deliver a rover on the moon is called Chang'e 4. The first Yutu rover was used in the Chang'e 3 mission, which landed on the near side of the moon. The Chang'e 5 T1 test mission and the Chang'e 5 moon sample return mission were launched by China.
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