China's Yutu lunar rover finds moon geography more complex than thought
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working on China's Chang'E-3 lunar mission has found multiple distinct geographic rock layers beneath the surface of the moon, indicating a much more complex geographical history than was previously thought by most in the scientific community. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their analysis of data sent back by the Yutu rover.