Is there really a "Chang'e" on the moon? Scientists found clues in 140,000 particles, and China became the third country in the world to discover a new mineral on the moon.
According to global network reports, the China Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Agency recently released the latest scientific results. China discovered a new mineral on the moon for the first time and named it "Yao Ming" for the first time. As a result, China became the third country in the world to successfully discover new minerals on the moon.
According to reports, "Yaoming" is a phosphate mineral with the appearance of columnar crystals, less than one-tenth of the diameter of a human hair. At the same time, "Yaoming" is also the sixth lunar spherical mineral discovered in the world. This invention is very important for the development of the mainland space industry. This not only marks another breakthrough in China's space science, but also accelerates the realization of China's lunar exploration project.
We know that Chang'e-4 is the world's first probe to land on the far side of the moon, and its Jade Rabbit 2 lunar rover sent many photos to Earth from the far side of the moon.
After that, Chang'e 5 achieved a soft landing in the Lunar Rümke Mountain area. But "Chang'e 4" is different. Chang'e 5 came with an important mission, which is to collect lunar samples and return to the ground.
Scientists believe that the Lumuk Mountain area where Chang'e 5 landed is precipitous, dotted with various large and small circular moon hills. These lunar mounds are almost entirely formed by lava produced after the eruption of lunar volcanoes, so the soil here is very suitable for human research on the composition of the moon.
Scientists analyzed that the lunar soil in the Rümke Mountains region is rich in radioactive elements. Other studies can confirm that the basalt here appeared between 2 and 1.3 billion years ago and is of very high research value. Even NASA said that China's sampling in the Rümke Mountains region is not only of great significance to China's space industry, but also to the world's research on solar system activities.
In this way, Chang'e 5 finally obtained multiple lunar samples through drilling.
As you know, the United States also successfully brought back samples from the moon and donated 1 gram to China. Although the quantity is scarce, mainland scientists have found 36 elements from it.
For the 1731 grams of lunar samples brought back by Chang'e-5, in order to obtain useful data, the continent divided them into hundreds and entrusted them to 33 institutions such as China General Nuclear Power Group.
Remarkably, in this sample, which was only the size of a grain of rice, CGN researchers succeeded in isolating particles as small as 10 microns from 140,000 particles. Through a series of subsequent deciphering projects, it was finally determined that this was the newly discovered mineral.
Finally, everyone's name is "Chang'e Stone". So, what is the role of "Chang'e Stone"?
Sources say it is a phosphate mineral. As a similar phosphate mineral on the earth, it is often used in food additives, such as meat products, fruits and vegetables, condiments, instant noodles, etc. Its main special functions are: Improve food quality.
Previously, international academic journals published articles saying that through the study of lunar samples collected by Chang'e 5, scientists found that lunar soil is scattered with active compounds, which can be used to produce fuel, oxygen, hydrogen, etc.
This means that if humans can bypass nuclear technology, they may in the future use lunar soil to make oxygen and fuel for astronauts to survive.
In general, the "Chang'e Stone" is only a small link in the implementation of the lunar exploration project. In the future, we will definitely do more research and achieve more valuable research results.
As scientists say, after Chang'e 5, there will be Chang'e 6, Chang'e 7, and Chang'e 8. We believe that every future lunar exploration can help the development of China's space technology. At the same time, it has also laid the foundation and given trust to human exploration of the solar system and planets.