Data from Yutu-2 suggests top layer of lunar regolith is material thrown from nearby crater
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
A team of researchers has found evidence suggesting that the regolith material on which the Chinese rover Yutu-2 is situated consists mainly of material that was thrown there when an asteroid struck the moon nearby. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes their analyses of data sent back by the rover and what they learned from it.