Elements essential to life, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, were “delivered” to the Earth and Moon during the early stages of the Solar System via asteroids and […]
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Lunar Soil Could Support Life On The Moon
Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the Moon. In a study publishing July 16 in the Cell Press journal Joule, researchers extracted water from lunar […]
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Polycyclic Aromatics In The Chang’E 5 Lunar Soils
Polycyclic aromatics are ubiquitous in the interstellar medium and meteorites, yet the search for lunar polycyclic aromatics remains a significant challenge.
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Sulfur In The Moon And Mercury
This chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the abundances and distribution of S, and the processes that control the behavior of S on the Earth’s Moon and on Mercury. The […]
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Discovery Of A New Lunar Mineral Rich In Water And Ammonium In Lunar Soils Returned By Chang’e-5 mission
The origin and distribution of lunar water are among the most important issues in understanding the earth-moon system. After more than half a century of laboratory research and remote detection, […]