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The Chinese lunar rover is the first research vehicle in history, who could get to the far side of the moon. During his The lunar mission rover came across a layer of dust 12 meters high. A special radar made it possible to measure the height of the dust.
Currently, the Chinese lunar rover “furrows” the territory Crater Von Karman. Somehow this crater seemed interesting to scientists. Since January 3, 2019, this is the first device that was able to reach the back of the moon without crashing.
The radar that the rover was equipped with for the first time measured the height of dust on Earth satellite surface. The results of this work were published in the journal Science Advances.
Moon dust – talc matter from crushed rock and dust (also called regolith), which formed and remained on surface of the moon after a collision with asteroids. Chinese scientists confirmed with their work that this dust covers the entire surface The moon, including its reverse side.
The authors of the work reported that the use of a special radar improved understanding of volcanism and moon strike history, as well as made it possible to understand the course of geological evolution on the reverse side The moon.
The discovery of scientists from China will now be key in planning future missions to the moon, as the smallest particles of moon dust able to disable tools at the time of “landing”.
China Moon Time
