The Moon’s Far Side Is Covered in Sticky Soil and Fresh Craters - Gizmodo

The Chinese lunar rover Yutu-2 has been exploring the far side of the Moon for three years, making it the longest lunar surface mission in history.

The mission’s goals are to study the composition of the basalt rocks on the Moon’s far side and to compare those volcanic rocks to the rocks on the near side of the Moon.

The new paper documents the locomotive capabilities of the rover (as proven by its trek across the surface to date) as well as the scientific work of the robot’s first two years on the Moon.

Two points of interest actually intersect: one of the findings from the recent paper is that the Moon’s far side has soil that appears a bit stickier than the soil on the near side.