China has discovered a 'mysterious hut' on the moon - could it be aliens?
Any guesses what it could be?
We are all for the mystery behind finding unidentifiable objects, most especially in space. It has all the makings of a suspense film, where we are left with the intrigue of what it might be...
The perfect cliffhanger moment, where our minds literally wander to the craziest parts of our brain. This is what happened when we heard that the Chinese Rover named, 'Jade Rabbit', discovered a 'mysterious hut' on the far side of the moon.
"China's Yutu 2 rover has spotted what Chinese researchers are calling a "mysterious hut" on the far side of the moon. The rover recorded a blurry image of the cube-shaped object as the rover made its way across the moon's Von Kármán crater." (Live Science)
Space researchers noted that there was a strange irregularity that was noticed protruding from the landscape. They also noted a small impact crater next the protrusion.
But for those of us who were getting carried away with the conspiracy theories of another species, even aliens, we were not the only ones. Some of the space researchers even joked about what they thought the mysterious hut was.
"Was it a home built by aliens after the crash landing? Or is it the pioneer spacecraft of the predecessors to explore the moon?" (Live Science) Well, sorry to disappoint those of you who were hoping it was aliens, but the researchers have a possible understanding as to what it most likely is and not only is it boring but it certainly sounds logical.
"The mysterious object is probably one of the moon's many large boulders, which was possibly lifted from underneath the lunar surface by an impact event." (Live Science)
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However, there is a possibility that this theory could be wrong. Of course, we will only know in a space of two to three months because that's how long it will take the rover to get to the 'mysterious hut'.
According to the scientists, the rover's journey is no easy feat. It will have to cross "rocky terrain and through two to three lunar days and nights — forcing the rover to shut down both when the sun is directly overhead, to avoid overheating, and when there is no light, to prevent it from running out of charge." (Live Science)
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