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maryjane
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DEC 06, 06:57 PM
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https://gizmodo.com/chinese...spotted-o-1848165985
Something's afoot on the lunar surface and China's Chang’e 4 rover Yutu2 is going to take a closer look at it.
An intriguing object that appears cube-shaped has attracted the attention of scientists working on China’s Chang’e 4 mission on the far side of the Moon.
Juxtaposed against the blackness of space, the object sticks up from the horizon like a sore thumb. It’s practically begging the Yutu 2 rover to come on over and say hi—and mission controllers with the Chang’e 4 mission seem willing to oblige, according to Our Space, a Chinese language science outreach channel affiliated with China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The “mysterious hut,” as Our Space describes it, was spotted in Von Kármán crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin. This spot on the far side of the Moon is where Yutu 2 has been working since the mission landed there on January 3, 2019.
Is it a Fiero on the moon?
Hard to say, but I think maybe when the rover gets closer to this hut thingy, the answer may be obvious. (see inset)
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Patrick
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DEC 06, 09:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
I think maybe when the rover gets closer to this hut thingy, the answer may be obvious.
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| quote | Originally posted Here:
...the object is located 260 feet (80 meters) from the rover’s current location and that it’ll take Yutu 2 around two to three months to reach it.
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Must be duke powered with a 3-spd automatic! 
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maryjane
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DEC 06, 10:52 PM
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A little slower than that. Top speed is 0.1 mph and can only travel during the lunar day, which lasts 14 Earth days. Not exactly fast as a bunny speeds which is ironic since it's name translates to Jade Rabbit. It's only traveled about 3000 ft since it deployed from the lander in 2019.
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Notorio
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DEC 07, 12:04 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
A little slower than that. Top speed is 0.1 mph and can only travel during the lunar day, which lasts 14 Earth days. Not exactly fast as a bunny speeds which is ironic since it's name translates to Jade Rabbit. It's only traveled about 3000 ft since it deployed from the lander in 2019. |
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If the Rover is on the Far Side of the Moon, is it not perpetually in the dark?
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maryjane
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DEC 07, 12:12 AM
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randye
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DEC 07, 01:28 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Hard to say, but I think maybe when the rover gets closer to this hut thingy, the answer may be obvious.
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 [This message has been edited by randye (edited 12-07-2021).]
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williegoat
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DEC 07, 03:34 AM
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Moon rover, slower than a snail.
Your crossing will entail some days.
You seem weaker, you hut seeker.
Whatever is slowing your going today?
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Patrick
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DEC 07, 04:41 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Top speed is 0.1 mph... Not exactly fast...
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Well yeah, sounds about right. 
| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Must be duke powered with a 3-spd automatic!
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DEC 07, 10:18 AM
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Its a crate full of NOS fastback sail panels and tail lights!
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Notorio
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DEC 07, 10:47 AM
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Doh, of course! Very interesting links too. I like the idea of building a radio telescope on the Far Side to block out Earth's background noise.
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