Chang’e-6 soil from the Moon’s far side contained a form of metallic iron never seen before in natural lunar samples; trapped in tiny impact-glass grains, it may preserve a record of the Moon’s lost magnetic field
- Representative Image (AI-generated)A study of soil brought back from the Moon’s far side by China’s Chang’e-6 mission has uncovered a form of metallic iron never before found in natural lunar samples.
- Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the discovery after examining tiny particles preserved inside impact glass collected by the mission.
- The material, known as face-centred cubic γ-Fe, has unusual magnetic properties that could make it useful for studying the Moon’s ancient magnetic environment.
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- Representative Image (AI-generated)A study of soil brought back from the Moon’s far side by China’s Chang’e-6 mission has uncovered a form of metallic iron never before found in natural lunar samples.
- Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the discovery after examining tiny particles preserved inside impact glass collected by the mission.
- The material, known as face-centred cubic γ-Fe, has unusual magnetic properties that could make it useful for studying the Moon’s ancient magnetic environment.
Sources: Times of India