中国的长江六号任务 在月球的远方发现了稀有的 水丰富的陨石碎片 暗示着远古的外太阳系材料的输送 China's Chang'e-6 mission found rare water-rich meteorite fragments on the Moon's far side, suggesting ancient outer Solar System material delivery.

中国的6号任务在2024年从月球的远端返回了1,935.3克月球土壤,发现了稀有CI型地石的微小碎片,这些富含水的石通常在进入地球大气层时被破坏. China's Chang'e-6 mission, which returned 1,935.3 grams of lunar soil from the Moon’s far side in 2024, has revealed microscopic fragments of rare CI-like chondrites—water-rich meteorites typically destroyed upon entering Earth’s atmosphere. 这些碎片是在南极-艾特肯盆地发现的,通过矿物和同位素分析查明的,表明月球保存了碳与硫酸盐的古老影响,表明从外太阳系转移了大量物质。 Found in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, these fragments, identified through mineral and isotope analysis, suggest the Moon preserved ancient impacts from carbonaceous chondrites, indicating significant material transfer from the outer Solar System. 该发现发表在PNAS上,凸显了月球作为一个自然档案库的作用,并证实了这样的理论,即这些陨石向早期地球和月球输送水和有机物,影响行星的适居性。 The discovery, published in PNAS, highlights the Moon’s role as a natural archive and supports theories that such meteorites delivered water and organics to early Earth and the Moon, influencing planetary habitability.