Chinese scientists discovered water molecules in samples from the moon

Water on Moon: Chinese scientists have achieved great success. A new type of molecular structure has been discovered in the lunar samples brought to Earth by China’s Chang’e 5 mission, in which water is present. China’s state media CGTN Report According to , earlier evidence has shown that water or water ice is present in the form of hydroxyl groups on the surface of the Moon. Now scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a hydrated mineral with 6 molecules of crystalline water.

This study has been published in the journal Nature Astronomy. Scientists have said that this discovery has provided information about the actual form of water molecules and ammonium on the surface of the Moon, i.e. in what form it is present. The special thing is that the structure of the discovered mineral is very similar to the minerals found near the volcanoes of the Earth.

This research potentially reveals that water molecules may be present in the form of hydrated salts on the Moon’s surface. These hydrates are found at high altitudes on the Moon as well as in areas that receive sunlight. Researchers say that this discovery will open new possibilities for the development of water resources on the Moon in the future.

It is noteworthy that China is continuously sending its missions to the moon. Only last month, China’s robotic Chang’e 6 mission returned to Earth after collecting samples from a remote area of ​​the Moon. The far side of the Moon is the area which is not visible from Earth. For the first time in the world, a Moon mission returned to Earth with samples from that place. Chinese scientists hope that the Chang’e 6 mission will also gather new information about the Moon.