Recently, China's aerospace field has achieved gratifying results.
Everyone gradually began to get used to the rocket launches every three to five minutes, and the lives of the three astronauts on the Tiangong space station have also become the daily routine of netizens.
As early as two years ago, the Yutu-2 lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon, Chinese netizens seem to have forgotten a little...
In fact, in the past two years, Yutu-2 has been quietly cultivating on the moon, constantly bringing back one surprise and new discovery after another.
Just a few days ago, the latest photo taken by Yutu II while crossing von Carmen Crater caused a huge sensation on foreign social media:
When Yutu-2 looked into the distance to take a photo, people were surprised to find in the photos that were transmitted.
At the intersection of the horizons, a mysterious square object appeared, which at first glance looked like a square stone stele, and at first glance resembled the upper part of a square building...
Domestic media reported that the object was called a "mysterious hut", which although it sparked some discussion, it was far from sensational abroad.
Foreign space enthusiast Andrew Jones reprinted the latest photo of Yutu-2 on Twitter with the text:
"We just got the news that Yutu-2 was on the far side of the moon, and in the von Carmen crater, on the horizon 80 meters north of the Yutu-2 lunar rover, Yutu-2 photographed a cube-shaped object. Dubbed the 'mysterious hut' by [Chinese media], yutu-2 will approach the object for the next two or three lunar days (about 27.32 days)..."
Perhaps not wanting too many associations from netizens, Andrew Jones specifically emphasized in the following tweet:
"It's certainly not an obelisk or an alien building, but it definitely needs to be figured out what it is." Meteorite shocks can form large boulders of various shapes, as Chang'e-3, which launched eight years ago, saw during the mission. ”
Although Andrew Jones repeatedly stressed that the "Mystery Cabin" is probably nothing special, it is most likely a huge gravel with a relatively regular shape.
However, this can not stop the curiosity and brain holes of European and American netizens, and everyone can't wait to know what exactly is the jade rabbit no. 2 shooting!
Unlike the relative calmness of Chinese netizens, for many Western netizens, especially American netizens, the "mysterious hut" discovered by Yutu No. 2 is nothing less than a brain-opening discovery.
Because, the saying that "there may be aliens on the far side of the moon" has been circulating in the United States and even the entire West for decades...
As early as the 1970s, after the Apollo 17 astronauts landed on the moon, the media reported that they found objects suspected of being alien buildings.
As a result, this saying has been passed down to this day.
This rumor is so popular that earlier this year, the second person to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, had to stand up again and open up rumors, reiterating that he had never seen any alien buildings on the moon, let alone encountered any aliens...
Buzz Aldrin
In any case, Yutu-2 found a "mysterious hut" with a suspected building on the far side of the moon, which ultimately gave European and American netizens who believed in this statement great fanciful motivation.
Around this simple photo, European and American netizens began a variety of brain-opening conjectures.
For a time, the obelisk, alien buildings, the conjecture of the entrance to the dungeon frantically swiped the screen in the comment area...
"This cube-shaped object is the entrance to the dungeon... Attempts to encroach on their area would be considered acts of war. ”
"This is the entrance to another galaxy a few light-years away."
"To me it's like a land-based telescope observatory..."
"Something that looks like it was built by the Roman Empire, at least for now, looks a lot like the architectural style..."
"'Most likely a piece of gravel'... No, it can't be gravel... It's the obelisk! ”
"Does anyone remember Arthur Clarke's science fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and maybe that's the obelisk! Clarke foresaw it in 1968. ”
"Definitely the obelisk of 2001: A Space Odyssey!"
"Looks like a giant M-letter building, like a McDonald's fast food restaurant."
"I bet when they (Chinese) get a better picture, they'll look at the two golden arches..."
"Aliens are waiting for Chinese robots to find him..."
"It's only a matter of time before they build this..."
"Isn't it?"
"Kubrick [director of 2001: A Space Odyssey] knows the answer..."
"Anyway, don't open that cube..."
Of course, more netizens can't hold back their inner excitement and hope that Yutu No. 2 will reveal the answer as soon as possible.
"Hurry up! I just wanted to see what it was!! ”
"Please keep us updated and deliver the latest news!!"
"How long will it take for the Yutu-2 lunar rover to reach that object?" We can't wait to see the results and new photos! ”
"I hope to see more videos and photos of Yutu-2 approaching in the future."
No matter how conjectured and expected, Yutu-2 will eventually have to take two or three lunar days (equivalent to two to three months on Earth) to finally approach this "mysterious hut" and see what it really is.
So, is it the "mysterious building" that people expect, or is it just a large stone with a regular shape?
We can only wait patiently for the answer to be revealed...