Chang'e-6 lunar mission finds impact-created hematite and maghemite in SPA Basin samples
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025
Researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS), and Shandong University have identified, for the first time, crystalline hematite and maghemite produced by a major impact event in lunar soil returned from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin by China's Chang'e-6 mission. These findings, published in Science Advances, offer direct evidence from lunar samples indi
Researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS), and Shandong University have identified, for the first time, crystalline hematite and maghemite produced by a major impact event in lunar soil returned from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin by China's Chang'e-6 mission. These findings, published in Science Advances, offer direct evidence from lunar samples indi