Moon Dust Samples Loaned from China

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Extremely rare Moon dust loaned from China shown in UK

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First samples of Moon dust brought back to Earth in nearly 50 years have arrived in the UK .

Professor Mahesh Anand 's team hope to answer fundamental questions about how the Moon formed.

China collected the rocks on its Chang'e 5 space mission in 2020 when it landed on a volcanic area called Mons Rümker .

It was the first successful lunar sampling since a Soviet mission in 1976 .

"I very much hope that this is the beginning of a long-term collaboration between China and international scientists," says Prof Anand . "A lot of us built our careers working on samples returned by Apollo missions, and I think this is a fantastic tradition to follow. I hope that other countries will follow suit," he adds..

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