Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Chang’E-5 samples reveal high water content in lunar minerals

  • Chuanjiao Zhou,
  • Hong Tang,
  • Xiongyao Li,
  • Xiaojia Zeng,
  • Bing Mo,
  • Wen Yu,
  • Yanxue Wu,
  • Xiandi Zeng,
  • Jianzhong Liu,
  • Yuanyun Wen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33095-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Lunar soils returned by China’s Chang’E−5 (CE5) mission record the unique information of solar wind essential to understanding the preservation and distribution of lunar surficial water. Here the authors report abundant water formed by solar wind implantation in minerals of CE5 lunar soils; the water content in CE5 lunar soils is estimated to be ~ 170 ppm.