The lunar surface is quite dry even at a molecular level. 🌑
Chang'E was sent to the Moon in December of 2020, where it collected samples of rocks and soil from the lunar surface. The onboard spectral analysisin real-time in the samples. Two days later, a rocket was fired off from the Moon with these samples and landed on Earth two weeks later. Researchers have been studying these samples in further detail and have now found evidence of water in them.
China's subsequent lunar missions called Chang'E 6 and Chang'E 7 will use a combination of remote sensing and onsite and laboratory testing to better understand the source and distribution of lunar water. "By investigating lunar water and its source, we are learning more about the formation and evolution of not just the Moon itself, but also the solar system," Li added. The distribution range, time-varying characteristics, and sources of lunar water are still controversial. Here we show the Chang’E-5 in-situ spectral observations of lunar water under Earth’s magnetosphere shielding and relatively high temperatures.
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