Chang’e-5 returned a hydrated mineral

According to the study “Evidence of a hydrated mineral enriched in water and ammonium molecules in the Chang’e-5 lunar sample” published in Nature Astronomy, a hydrated mineral was discovered in lunar soil samples returned by the Chang’e-5 mission. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) “Evidence of a hydrated mineral enriched in water and ammonium molecules in the Chang’e-5 lunar sample” Shifeng Jin, Munan Hao, Zhongnan Guo, Bohao Yin, Yuxin Ma, Lijun Deng, Xu Chen, Yanpeng Song, Cheng Cao, Congcong Chai, Qi Wei, Yunqi Ma, Jiangang Guo & Xiaolong Chen Nature Astronomy, DOI: