All articles tagged with #ci chondrite
Originally Published 24 days ago — by Earth.com
China's Chang'e-6 mission discovered rare CI chondrite meteorite traces in lunar soil, providing evidence of ancient water-rich asteroid impacts on the Moon, which may have contributed to Earth's early water and volatile inventory.
Originally Published 27 days ago — by Earth.com
China's Chang'e-6 mission discovered rare CI chondrite meteorite traces in lunar soil, providing evidence of ancient water-rich asteroids impacting the Moon and potentially Earth, and offering insights into the early Solar System's composition.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Futurism
China's Chang'e-6 mission discovered fragments of rare water-bearing meteorite (CI chondrite) in lunar samples from the far side of the Moon, suggesting that volatile-rich asteroids can reach the lunar surface and may be more common than previously thought, with implications for understanding water delivery to the Moon and Earth.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by ScienceAlert
Dust from the far side of the Moon collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission revealed the first confirmed presence of fragile, water-bearing CI chondrite meteorite debris on the Moon, providing new insights into early Solar System impacts and the potential delivery of water and volatiles to lunar and terrestrial bodies.