Scientists Discover a Strange Form of Iron on the Moon That Shouldn’t Be There
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Scientists examining lunar soil collected by China’s Chang’e-6 mission have discovered an unexpected form of iron preserved within microscopic impact glass. Tiny particles of iron trapped inside lunar glass may preserve evidence of the Moon’s ancient magnetic history. Scientists studying soil returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission have identified face-centered cubic γ-Fe, an unusual form of [...]
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