China discovers water molecules on moon |
Scientists from China, after examining the lunar samples returned to Earth in 2021, have provided the first-ever definitive confirmation of water molecules belonging to the Moon. The samples were collected by the Chang`E-5 lander that was launched in December 2020 and scooped the dust and rocks from the Moon`s Oceanus Procellarum region which translates to "Ocean of Storms". Notably, the first signs of water in the samples were confirmed after a real-time analysis onboard the lander before being sent to Earth last year. Findings of the study titled “Evidence of water on the lunar surface from Chang`E-5 in-situ spectra and returned samples” have been published in Nature Communications.
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