Chinese Space Agency Discovers Lunar Source of Water

Chinese Space Agency , Discovers Lunar Source of Water .

Fox News reports that samples from a Chinese mission to the surface of the moon have revealed a potential source of water.

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The lunar dirt was found to contain tiny glass beads holding liquid water.

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The glass beads are reportedly the result of violent meteorite impacts.

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Fox News reports that the samples were returned to Earth in 2020.

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China's robotic Chang'e-5 mission took samples of lunar dirt that contained 32 of the tiny glass beads which are just the width of hairs.

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According to the researchers, mining the water presents unique challenges, as there are estimated to be billions to trillions of the miniscule beads.

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Yes, it will require lots and lots of glass beads, Hejiu Hui, Nanjing University, via Associated Press.

On the other hand, there are lots and lots of beads on the moon, Hejiu Hui, Nanjing University, via Associated Press.

The team believes that solar winds from the outermost part of the sun's atmosphere contain streams of hydrogen that will continue to yield water beads on the moon.

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Solar wind-derived water is produced by the reaction of solar hydrogen with oxygen present at the surface of the lunar glass beads, Sen Hu, a co-author of the study, via Reuters