Chang'e 5 lunar mission reveals mysterious new mineral. Researchers make an astonishing discovery while examining moon rocks: a previously unknown material now reveals more about the history of the moon.
The research team found a new material that was named “Changesite-(Y)” The researchers also discovered a “confusing combination of silica minerals,” according to a statement about the study. The work was published in the journal Matter and Radiation Extremes. The impact that created the material lasted about 0.1 to one second and had a peak pressure of 11 to 40 gigapascals.