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Chinese Scientists Find Traces Of Water In Lunar Soil Brought By Change-5 Mission
Based on lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral "enriched" with molecular water.
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Top Scientist Lists Key Achievements Of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Mission
Mr Duari said ISRO's three Chandrayaan missions have thrown more light on the presence of water ice, previously undiscovered minerals and elements, and temperature changes on the moon.
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Moon’s Top Layer Can Provide Enough Oxygen for 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years
The Moon's layer of rocks, called regolith, contains enough oxygen to sustain human life. If a new study is to be believed, the Moon's surface has enough oxygen to keep 8 billion, or 800 crore people alive for around 1,00,000 years.
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"50,000 Photos, Took 40 Hours": How Pune Boy Captured This Viral Moon Pic
The 16-year-old boy from Pune, who became an internet sensation as he shared the clearest pictures of the last quarter mineral Moon, says it took him nearly 40 hours to process the 50,000 photos he had clicked.
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Unusual Gel-Like Substance Found on Far Side of Moon Finally Identified: Study
China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover discovered a strange greenish substance on the far side of the Moon. A study identified the structure to be breccia, a rare rock formation.
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Water, Minerals?: Chandrayaan 2 To Uncover Mysteries Of Moon's South Pole
India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 will reveal the mysteries of the moon's South Polar Region with the ''Vikram'' module all set for a historic soft-landing on the earth's celestial neighbour early on Saturday.
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Chandrayaan-2 Will Look for Specific Minerals on the Moon, Says Ex-ISRO Chairman
Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 will look for specific minerals on the surface of the moon.
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The Moon Is at Least 4.51 Billion Years Old, Scientists Say
The new research is based on an analysis of minerals from the Moon called zircons, which were brought to Earth by Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
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Japanese Firm Looks to Explore Moon Surface for Minerals
"We will find out where rare-earth elements are distributed by analysing the strata and sand using cameras on 10 to 100 rovers."
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Moon may harbour alien minerals: study
Minerals found in craters on the Moon may be remnants of asteroids that slammed into it and not, as long believed, the satellite's innards exposed by such impacts, a study said Sunday.
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Rare moon rock found on earth
Scientists have stumbled upon 'Tranquillityite', a mineral considered unique to the moon, in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. Researchers at The University of Western Australia's Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA) identified the mineral.
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Chinese Scientists Find Traces Of Water In Lunar Soil Brought By Change-5 Mission
Based on lunar soil samples returned by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral "enriched" with molecular water.
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Top Scientist Lists Key Achievements Of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Mission
Mr Duari said ISRO's three Chandrayaan missions have thrown more light on the presence of water ice, previously undiscovered minerals and elements, and temperature changes on the moon.
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Moon’s Top Layer Can Provide Enough Oxygen for 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years
The Moon's layer of rocks, called regolith, contains enough oxygen to sustain human life. If a new study is to be believed, the Moon's surface has enough oxygen to keep 8 billion, or 800 crore people alive for around 1,00,000 years.
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"50,000 Photos, Took 40 Hours": How Pune Boy Captured This Viral Moon Pic
The 16-year-old boy from Pune, who became an internet sensation as he shared the clearest pictures of the last quarter mineral Moon, says it took him nearly 40 hours to process the 50,000 photos he had clicked.
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Unusual Gel-Like Substance Found on Far Side of Moon Finally Identified: Study
China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover discovered a strange greenish substance on the far side of the Moon. A study identified the structure to be breccia, a rare rock formation.
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Water, Minerals?: Chandrayaan 2 To Uncover Mysteries Of Moon's South Pole
India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 will reveal the mysteries of the moon's South Polar Region with the ''Vikram'' module all set for a historic soft-landing on the earth's celestial neighbour early on Saturday.
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Chandrayaan-2 Will Look for Specific Minerals on the Moon, Says Ex-ISRO Chairman
Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 will look for specific minerals on the surface of the moon.
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The Moon Is at Least 4.51 Billion Years Old, Scientists Say
The new research is based on an analysis of minerals from the Moon called zircons, which were brought to Earth by Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
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Japanese Firm Looks to Explore Moon Surface for Minerals
"We will find out where rare-earth elements are distributed by analysing the strata and sand using cameras on 10 to 100 rovers."
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Moon may harbour alien minerals: study
Minerals found in craters on the Moon may be remnants of asteroids that slammed into it and not, as long believed, the satellite's innards exposed by such impacts, a study said Sunday.
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Rare moon rock found on earth
Scientists have stumbled upon 'Tranquillityite', a mineral considered unique to the moon, in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. Researchers at The University of Western Australia's Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA) identified the mineral.
