Chinese scientists discovered a new mineral on the Moon and called it 'Chang'e Stone', reported Friday the National Space Administration of China and the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority. This latest discovery has made China the third country to record such findings, according to China Daily.
A new mineral, Changesite-(Y), was discovered from the moon samples retrieved by #China's Chang'e-5 probe, making China the third country to discover a new mineral on moon, Chinese authority said on Friday. pic.twitter.com/XjatWOtraY
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) September 9, 2022
The researchers isolated from samples of lunar soil, carried to Earth by the probe 'Chang'e-5', a monocrystalline particle with a size of approximately 10 microns (one micron is one millionth of a meter) and successfully deciphered its structure. 'Chang'e Stone' is a phosphate mineral shaped like a columnar crystal. Scientists claim that this mineral is found in lunar basalt particles.
In Chinese mythology, 'Chang'e' was a beautiful young woman who took an immortality pill and then flew to the Moon, where she became the moon goddess. 'Chang'e' is also the name of the Chinese lunar mission. (Text and photos: RT in Spanish)
