A "mysterious hut" has been spotted on the far side of the Moon

The Chinese Rover is set to investigate

A cube-shaped object has been spotted by scientists working on China's Chang'e 4 mission on the far side of the Moon. Pictured below, you can see the object standing out against the blackness of space, practically begging in the Yutu 2 rover to come over and examine it. 

While the object is probably something like a displaced boulder, scientists want to complete their due diligence and fully intend to send the Yutu 2 over to investigate. Our Space, a Chinese language science outreach channel affiliated with the China National Space Administration (CNSA), described the object as a "mysterious hut." The object was spotted in Von Karman crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin. The Yutu 2 has been working in this area since the mission landed there on January 3, 2019.

The true shape of the object is hard to discern from current images, and it is sort of oddly geometric - a phenomenon that could be explained simply as the results of pixelation from the images. This isn't the first strange thing spotted by the scientists of the Chang'e mission, either; back in September of 2019, Yutu 2 encountered a green and glistening gel-like substance that turned out to be impact melt breccia (aka, rock fragments cemented together as a result of extreme heat). 

Despite previous false alarms, it's wise to investigate this new object. It could result in a new discovery, or some cool space science...or, it could just be a rock, but we won't know until we explore, right? It will take Yutu 2 approximately 3 months to reach it, so in the meantime all we can do is speculate.

What do you think it is? Share with me!

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I think I don't know and, even if I did, none of it would matter to me.

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I believe what we have here is a little brick shithouse.

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We just have to wait and see I guess. I just hope that government officials on Earth don't hide it from us all again if it turns out to be evidence of an advanced/alien species being there.

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Dang, they found me.

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Quoting DaveRI, reply 4

Dang, they found me.
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:rofl:

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It's just a stack of Pink Floyd albums.....wait for it...."Dark Side Of The Moon" ...;)

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Quoting Jafo, reply 6

It's just a stack of Pink Floyd albums.....wait for it...."Dark Side Of The Moon" ...;)
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:rofl: :rofl:  :rofl:  

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Quoting Jafo, reply 6

It's just a stack of Pink Floyd albums.....wait for it...."Dark Side Of The Moon" ...;)
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:)

and now I'm thinking of "Wish You Were Here" - different album, but fits the picture

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Quoting Jafo, reply 6

It's just a stack of Pink Floyd albums.....wait for it...."Dark Side Of The Moon"
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Groan......

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Quoting Jafo, reply 6

It's just a stack of Pink Floyd albums.....wait for it...."Dark Side Of The Moon" ...;)
End of Jafo's quote

As someone who deeply loves puns, I openly cackled. Thanks for this. ;)

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Quoting LightStar, reply 5


Quoting DaveRI,

Dang, they found me.



:rofl:

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Oooooops! ^_^'  

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Listening post.

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Amazon warehouse.

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For the lovers of classic Science Fiction....

"My God....it's full of stars...." ...;)

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Quoting Jafo, reply 16

"My God....it's full of stars...." ...
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Noice, a "Contact" reference. 

I was thinking it probably was a Dollar General store. 'Bout time too.

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Quoting kadowson, reply 17

Noice, a "Contact" reference. 
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2001 ....;)

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Quoting Jafo, reply 18


Quoting kadowson,

Noice, a "Contact" reference. 



2001 ....;)

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<3

Yes, 2001 A Space Odyssey. Line was spoken by Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) before he entered the gate to become the star fetus.

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@DrJBHL

so if we just move the clocks ahead a bit, the aliens will come out when they think it is safe...

Reply #21 Top

It's the studio where they faked the moon landing.

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Quoting 2of3, reply 21

It's the studio where they faked the moon landing.
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Ah...so when they made that movie Capricorn One....they had to go back up there to do it....;)