Chinese scientists discovered glass materials in lunar surface samples collected by the Chang’e-5 missionsomething that could support “the future construction of bases” on the satellite.
The discovery shows that there is lunar soil “has excellent properties for molding and molding glassware”according to experts from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, quoted today by the local newspaper Global Times.
These materials could be used “to produce construction materials ‘in situ’ on the lunar surface,” said researcher Shen Laiquan of the above institution.
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“Glass has suffered from meteorite impacts at multiple scales ranging from a few kilometers to nanometers, and the different shapes of the glass may reflect the intensity of the collision,” said expert Zhao Rui, adding that the finding is “important for understanding the formation and evolution of the lunar soil”.
Chang’e 5 traveled to the satellite in 2020, where it collected 1,731 grams of soil samples.
On future missions, China plans to establish the International Lunar Research Station on the moon (ISIL) with the cooperation of other countries. The Chang’e program (named after a goddess who lives on the moon according to Chinese legend) began with the launch of its first probe in 2007.
During the past years, Beijing has invested heavily in its space program and has achieved milestones such as the successful landing of a probe on the far side of the moon in January 2019.a feat no country had achieved until now.
Source: Eluniverso
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