China Shares Moon Rocks, Steps Up Space Collaboration
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Chinese researchers who analyze rock samples from lunar mission Chang’e-6 have determined that the mantle on the hidden side of the Moon contains significantly less water than the nearby side The study, led by Professor HU Sen of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, sheds new light on the inner structure and evolution of the Moon. Published in Nature magazine, the team’s results reveal that the source of th…
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China Shares Moon Rocks, Steps Up Space Collaboration
China announced that it will share lunar samples with international researchers and fly other nations’ payloads aboard future Moon and Mars missions—a giant leap for Beijing’s space diplomacy efforts. “We look forward to scientists worldwide making more scientific discoveries, jointly expanding human knowledge and benefiting all of humanity,” Shan Zhongde, head of the Chinese Space Agency, said April 24 at a ceremony in Shanghai celebrating Chin…
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