Multiple sources of water preserved in impact glasses from Chang’e-5 lunar soil
Chuanjiao Zhou,
Bing Mo,
Hong Tang
et al.
Abstract:The existence of molecular H
2
O and evolution of solar wind–derived water on the lunar surface remain controversial. We report that large amounts of OH and molecular H
2
O related to solar wind and other multiple sources are preserved in impact glasses from Chang’e-5 (CE5) lunar soil based on reflectance infrared spectroscopy and nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry analyses. The estimated water content contributed by impact glasses to CE5 lunar soil was ~7… Show more
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