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   > 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.   
   >   
      
   How many days did it take to get close enough to confirm that?   
      
   /dps   
      
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