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Chang'e-6 Samples Confirm Hematite and Maghemite on the Moon

A Science Advances analysis links the ferric oxides to brief oxidizing vapors from ancient impacts.

PNAS Study Finds Rare Water-Rich Meteorite Relics in Chang'e-6 Far-Side Samples

Sealed Apollo 17 Sample Reveals Exotic Sulfur Signature Unlike Earth’s

Study Warns Moonquakes and Thrust Faults Endanger Long-Term Lunar Habitats