It’s been announced that China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe detected water on the moon during its mission. In fact, there could be as much as 120 parts per million of water in the regolith (a layer of unconsolidated rocky material that covers bedrock). The water signals were found in reflectance spectral data collected by the Chang’e-5. Read more »
There is as much as 120 parts per million of water (as hydroxyl and/or H2O) in the lunar regolith, new data from the lander of China s Chang e-5 lunar probe has revealed.According to space analysts, this fresh discovery of a key resource on the .
The Chinese team found that in some types of rock, at a mid-latitude on the moon, molecules of H20 were present at about 120 parts per million, and others at 180ppm.
The existence of water could support human survival on the moon and help generate fuel for spacecraft such as rockets, Song Zhongping, a space analyst and TV commentator, said.
There is as much as 120 parts per million of water (as hydroxyl and/or H2O) in the lunar regolith, new data from the lander of China s Chang e-5 lunar probe has revealed.