Chinese astronomers have shared the most detailed geological map of the moon ever created, revealing more than 12,000 structures. The new atlas will be essential for picking out landing locations ...

The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe includes 12,341 craters, 81 basins, and 17 different rock types.

China's Yutu 2 rover, as seen by the Chang'e 4 lander, on the far side of the moon. (Image credit: CNSA) Chinese scientists and cartographers began drawing the map in 2012.

The hydrated molecules were found inside a rock sample retrieved by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020. ... Related: China reveals most detailed geological map of the moon ever created.

The world’s first high-definition geologic atlas of the whole Moon on a scale of 1:2.5 million was officially unveiled on April 21. The atlas, both in Chinese and English, includes the Geologic ...

The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has ...

We’re learning more every day, with landers returning from the farthest reaches loaded with data. Now, that data has resulted in a high-definition atlas of our moon.. Chinese astronomers ...

China releases the world's first set of high-precision geological map of the moon drawn by China's scientific research team on April 21, 2024. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Scientists found a single crystal of a new phosphate mineral while analyzing lunar basalt particles, which were collected from the moon two years ago by the Chang’e-5 mission.

With data from China's Chang'e-4 rover, scientists were able to visualize the upper 1,000 feet of the moon's surface for the first time. Their results reveal billions of years of previously hidden ...

China has officially unveiled the world’s only high-definition “geologic atlas” of the entire moon, the first major update of such basic lunar data since Nasa’s Apollo-era programme in the ...

Scientists in China released the most detailed and up to date map of ... Chinese scientists compiled world's first 1:2,500,000-scale global geologic map of the Moon, with impact basins ...