BEIJING: Chinese scientists have discovered a new lunar mineral through research on the samples retrieved from the Moon by China’s Chang’e-5 mission, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) jointly announced.
ANN/CHINA DAILY – Chinese scientists have achieved a remarkable new feat in their research of the moon as they have identified the sixth new lunar mineral. The China National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Authority jointly announced in Beijing on Friday that the new minera – Changesite-(Y) – was found by scientists at […]
China is claiming it discovered a new lunar mineral in moon samples it retrieved in 2020. From the South China Morning Post:
The mineral, called Changesite-(Y), was found in rock and dust samples retrieved from the moon by China s Chang e-5 mission, the nation s first mission to return a lunar sa.