Chinese scientists discovered a new ore On the the moon and call him Change Location- (Y). It’s kind of Column, transparent and colorless crystal. This discovery makes China the third country in the world to discover a lunar mineral, after the United States and Russia.
Variable Location- (Y) discovered It was named — by a team of scientists from the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology in Beijing, a subsidiary of the China National Nuclear Corporation, From analysis of samples returned from the lunar surface on the 2020 Chang’e-5 mission.
This is the The first lunar mineral discovered by China and the sixth by mankind. Research team leader Li Ziying explained that this finding has an effect Great scientific importance for the study of lunar minerals, the evolution of the moon, and the exploration of deep space.
How was the discovery?
In 2020, the mission Chang’e-5 Samples taken from the moon weigh about 1731 grams. They were first recovered over 40 years ago, specifically collected in the northwest lunar region of Oceanus Procellarum, known as ocean stormsyes
As explained by the researchers, this lunar sampling site was chosen because it is a Relatively small geological age areacompared to the sampling areas explored by the United States and Russia.
in july 2021Chinese researchers obtained the first 50 milligrams of moon samples for mineral investigations and They found traces of new metal. at that timeOr managed to get the data To determine the mineral, because the particles of the lunar soil were extremely small.
Later, with the second batch of lunar samples, the results were more encouraging. From more than 140,000 small particles, researchers I managed to choose a pure monocrystalline particlewhich contains the file 10 x 7 x 4 micronsAnd the Less than one-tenth the diameter of the average human hair. They were able to decipher its crystal structure and determined that it was a new mineral.
What is Chang’e . Program?
The Chang’e program, named after a goddess who lives on the moon, according to Chinese legend, began with the launch of the first probe in 2007.
In recent years, China has invested heavily in its space program. It has made important achievements such as the successful landing of a probe on the hidden side of the moon in January 2019, a feat that no country has achieved so far.
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