A new type of basalt rock was located in the Moon with the vehicle Yutu Chinese unmanned mission Chang’e-3, which landed on the satellite in 2013, according to a study released Wednesday by Nature Communications .
The Chang’e-3, the first to reach the lunar surface from Apollo missions and Moon about 40 years ago, he landed in a volcanic area that, until now, had not been analyzed in detail.
rover Yutu (Jade Rabbit) was able crossing the lunar surface around the crater Zi Wei in the north of the Imbrium basin and take action.
Although measurements of missions that had orbited the moon suggested the existence on the surface of a variety of rocks Volcanic until recently had not been able to take samples.
Professor of Space Science School of Chinese Shandong University, Zongcheng Ling and his team presented the results of the first article Instruments aboard the Yutu.
The data indicate that relatively young region of the Moon, formed about 960 million 2000 years ago, has a unique mineralogical characteristics that suggest the existence of a new type basalt rock that had not been pre-listed by satellite or lunar meteorites missions.
The landing of Chang’e-3 mission was chosen specifically for it was a flow of relatively young lava and a nearby crater where the impact could get fresh surface material.
These are pioneering observations of a region of the lunar landscape that had not been explored so far and help to further advance the knowledge of some of the younger Moon volcanism, the article said.
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