China's lunar rover examines 'strange substance' found in moon crater.

ISLAMABAD: During its last lunar day of exploration, China's moon rover, Yutu-2, stumbled upon a strange, "gel-like" substance in the middle of a crater. Chinese lunar scientists were confused but there were suggestions the material was created by a meteor impact which caused melt glass to be left behind.

In a recent social media update, picked, Chinese scientists detailed their mission to the crater to study the strange substance. Unfortunately, a comprehensive understanding of the unusual substance remained indefinable during a first pass, as the 2-meter wide crater was draped in shadow.

China's lunar rover examines 'strange substance' found in moon crater

On the second attempt, Yutu-2 got closer to the crater to give the scientists the best chance to detect with the onboard spectrometer. The risky manoeuvre was hotly debated by the science and driver teams...