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Chinese Scientists Discover Traces of Water in Lunar Soil - Suggests New Resource Utilization Possibilities

산경투데이 2024. 7. 26. 22:22
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Chinese scientists have discovered traces of water in soil samples collected from the moon, local media reported on July 23.

This discovery is considered significant scientific evidence that can provide a fundamental understanding of lunar evolution and resource utilization.

According to the research team, "molecular water" in the form of "hydrated minerals" was identified in the lunar soil samples brought back to Earth by the unmanned lunar probe "Chang'e-5" in December 2020.

The results of this study were published in the international scientific journal Nature Astronomy on July 16, in a paper titled "Evidence of a hydrated mineral enriched in water and ammonium molecules in the Chang’e-5 lunar sample."

The research team stated that they separated more than 1,000 mineral clasts from the lunar soil samples provided by the Chinese space authorities, and water molecules were found in an "unknown lunar mineral (ULM-1)," a plate-like transparent crystal.

This suggests that the lunar soil is not contaminated by rocket exhaust gases and indicates the presence of water molecules in the form of hydrated salts in sunlit areas of the lunar surface.

The Chang'e-5 probe was launched in November 2020, collected about 1.7 kg of soil samples from the "Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms)" region of the moon, and returned to Earth in December of the same year.

Meanwhile, prior to this water discovery, the Chinese research team had announced the discovery of "graphene" in pure carbon form in samples brought back by Chang'e-5.

A precise analysis of a lunar soil sample measuring 2.9 mm in width and 1.6 mm in height, conducted in collaboration with Jilin University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Metal Research, and the National Space Science Center, confirmed the presence of natural graphene for the first time.

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Chinese Scientists Discover Traces of Water in Lunar Soil - Suggests New Resource Utilization Possibilities

Chinese scientists have discovered traces of water in soil samples collected from the moon, local media reported on July 23.This discovery is considered signif

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