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China has officially donated a lunar sample collected by the Chang’e-6 mission from the far side of the Moon to the @UN in Vienna. The #lunarsamples, the first from the Moon’s far side to be presented to the UN, will be permanently displayed at the UN headquarters.
Chinese officials highlighted the move as a contribution to international scientific cooperation, peaceful space exploration & global space governance.
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چین نے چانگ عہ 6 مشن کے ذریعے چاند کے دور دراز حصے سے حاصل کیا گیا قمری نمونہ باضابطہ طور پر ویانا میں اقوام متحدہ کے حوالے کر دیا۔ یہ چاند کے دور حصے سے حاصل ہونے والا پہلا نمونہ ہے جو اقوام متحدہ کو پیش کیا گیا، اور اسے اقوام متحدہ کے ہیڈکوارٹر میں مستقل طور پر نمائش کے لیے رکھا جائے گا۔ چینی حکام نے اس اقدام کو بین الاقوامی سائنسی تعاون، خلائی تحقیق کے پُرامن فروغ اور عالمی خلائی حکمرانی میں ایک اہم کردار قرار دیا۔
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A cosmic gift from 380,000 km away from China to the world! On Sep. 14, China officially presented #lunarsamples from Chang'e-6 mission to the @UN in Vienna. The samples will be displayed alongside a model of Chang'e-3 #lunarrover previously gifted by China.@UNOOSA @aarti_holla
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🚨 Breaking: "News in Geology"
❤️ 🔁 Unlocking the Moon’s Secrets: Apollo 17’s Last Sealed Samples Opened After 50 Years
In a historic moment, NASA has opened the final sealed Apollo 17 lunar samples, untouched since their collection in 1972.
This milestone, marking 50 years of preservation, offers a rare glimpse into the Moon’s geological past, leveraging advanced technology to uncover secrets locked in lunar soil.
Imagine a time capsule from the Moon, sealed for half a century, now revealing clues to our cosmic origins.
What mysteries will these pristine samples unveil?
▶️ Formation Story
The Apollo 17 mission, the last crewed lunar landing, collected 243 pounds of material from the Taurus-Littrow valley.
Among these were
vacuum-sealed core samples, preserved to protect their volatile compounds from Earth’s atmosphere.
Stored at NASA’s
Johnson Space Center, these samples were safeguarded for future analysis with cutting-edge tools unavailable in the 1970s.
▶️ Geological Insights
The opened samples, from a core tube driven into the lunar regolith, contain fine-grained soil, rock fragments, and potential volatiles like water ice.
Initial analysis reveals
basaltic fragments, indicating ancient volcanic activity, and anorthosite, a key component of the lunar highlands.
Scientists are examining
isotopic ratios to date the Moon’s formation and trace its bombardment history.
The presence of solar
wind particles, embedded in the regolith, offers clues to the Sun’s ancient behavior, shedding light on the solar system’s early environment.
▶️ Interesting Fact
These samples were collected by astronaut Harrison Schmitt, the only geologist to walk on the Moon, whose expertise guided the selection of this scientifically rich material.
🔎 What do you think these lunar samples will reveal about our Moon’s history?
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🎞️ 50 years later: Sealed Moon Samples Opened
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Want to see REAL moon rocks? 🌕✨ For the first time, lunar samples from BOTH sides of the moon, including the hidden FAR side, are on display! Here's why it's such a big deal. #SpaceforAll #Space #Moon #LunarSamples
A MUST-SEE：Moon rocks from the FAR side!
Want to see REAL moon rocks? 🌕✨ For the first time, lunar samples from BOTH sides of the Moon, including the hidden FAR side, are on display! Here’s why it’s such a big deal. #SpaceforAll #space #moon #lunarsamples
4.25 billion years ago！This is when the South Pole-Aitken Basin(#SPABasin), the oldest and largest impact crater on the moon was formed, according to the latest study by Chinese scientists on lunar soil samples brought back by Chang'e-6 probe. #CE6 #lunarsamples
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A total of 8,550.4 milligrams of #lunarsamples will be lent to 18 researchers from 16 institutions, including the China University of Geosciences (Beijing), the University of Hong Kong @HKUniversity, the Macau University of Science and Technology.. 12/30/2024
A total of 8,550.4 milligrams of #lunarsamples will be lent to 18 researchers from 16 institutions, including the China University of Geosciences (Beijing), the University of Hong Kong @HKUniversity, the Macau University of Science and Technology and etc.
What are the major #differences between the Chang'e-5 #lunarsamples and the soils collected from the far side of the moon by Chang'e 6 mission?
Guan Feng, director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of #CNSA has shared with us a report at #IAC2024.
What are the differences in the composition of the Moon's far side compared to its near side? Last Tuesday, Chinese researchers released new findings based on lunar samples collected by the Chang’e-6 and Chang’e-5 missions. #SpaceExploration #Change6 #Moon #LunarSamples
The #Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study at UCAS recently obtained #lunarsamples from the Chang'e 5 for the first time. Prof Shu Rong's team will analyze the lunar soil, providing valuable data to enhance our understanding of the #moon.
Predicting residual friction angle of lunar regolith based on Chang’e-5 lunar samples
Open Access
https://t.co/56Uj5TnYlk
@Sci_Bull #ChangE6 #News #LunarMissions #SpaceChina @NASA @esa @CNSA_en @CNSAWatcher @CGTNOfficial @ChinaScience @China__Focus @GeorgesSalo @Frontlinestory
China’s Chang’e-6 Transfers Lunar Samples For Flight Home
@nitingokhale @SuryaGangadha13 @amitabhprevi @s_jkr @sng_akankasha @interstellar_go #China #Change6 #LunarSamples #Space #Moon #UnitedStates #SpacExploration #NASA
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Congratulations to scientists who will receive #LunarSamples brought back from Chang'e 5.
#CNSA's Lunar Exploration＆Space Engineering Center just announced that 32 applications from 13 domestic scientific research institutions will receive a total of 8293.5 mg of lunar samples.
Chang'e-5 probe brought #LunarSamples back to Earth for the 1st time since 1976.
In Dec. 2020, Chang'e-5 retrieved samples from the moon's #youngest region, weighing about 1,731 grams.
Over 50 research results on these samples have been published in notable academic journals.
China welcomes scientists,researchers from all countries,including the #US, to apply for access to #lunarsamples collected by #Change5 probe, said Xu Hongliang, a spokesman for China's National Space Administration, in response to US ambassador to China （@USAmbChina）'s remarks.
Based on the study of #lunarsamples brought back by #Change5 mission, a research team led by Chinese scientists created a new lunar surface chemical composition distribution #map with high precision & high resolution.
The study was published in the journal #NatureCommunications.
China’s Aerospace & Navigation development exhibition kicked off at #MacaoScienceCenter today. Visitors can view #lunarsamples, re-entry capsule from Chang'e-5, models of #Dongfanghong1 & #Gaofen satellites etc.
An online exhibition is accessible via a #QRcode.
（Photo：#CNSA）
China has opened the domestic and international borrowing applications for the seventh batch of lunar samples, which will last until December 22, the China National Space Administration said in a statement on Friday. #LunarExploration #LunarSamples
Where are the Moon rocks? When they’re not being studied by institutions or enjoyed by museumgoers, we have specialized the Lunar Sample Curation Laboratory @NASA_Johnson to store & keep the samples safe: https://t.co/3PF40JnWlw
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