From: sylvia@email.invalid   
      
   On 12-Dec-21 12:10 pm, Alain Fournier wrote:   
   > You probably heard about the "Hut on the Moon" that China's Yutu 2 rover   
   > has spotted. I don't think the hut itself is interesting but what I   
   > don't understand is why the image provided by China is so blurry.   
   > earthsky.org/space/mystery-hut-yutu-2-rover-far-side-of-moon-china/   
   > The hut is supposed to be about 80 m away. At that distance a hut should   
   > be easy to see. Maybe the thing is very small and the image in the press   
   > releases is a blow up of a small portion of the actual image. But then   
   > calling it a hut would be a strange name for it. If it is really very   
   > small, calling it a die would make more sense.   
   >   
   > Then there is also the fact that they say that it will take 2-3 lunar   
   > days (months) for the rover to get there. That would be an average speed   
   > of about 5 cm per hour. I know rovers can be slow, but that is a little   
   > ridiculous.   
   >   
   > So does anyone know at which speed Yutu 2 can roll and what resolution   
   > its cameras have? Does anyone know that there has been some kind of   
   > error in those news releases?   
   >   
   >   
   > Alain Fournier   
      
   The "hut" has been clearly identified as a rock.   
      
   Sylvia.   
      
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