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Sep 9, 2022
Changesite-(Y) - new mineral discovered on the Moon
The Changesite-(Y) mineral (嫦娥石): according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA), scientists at the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology (BRIUG) have discovered a previously unknown mineral in the soil sample collected by the Chang’e-5 mission near Mons Rümker, in the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon.
Changesite-(Y) - new mineral discovered on the Moon
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