The soil was collected in the northern part of the Ocean of Storms on the Moon.
Scientists from China found water in a lunar soil sample. It was delivered to Earth by the automatic interplanetary station & # 171; Chang'e-5 & # 187; in 2020, reports Chronicle.info with reference to RBK-Ukraine.
& # 171; We publish an analysis of the results based on data in reflection spectra from 0.48 to 3.2 micrometers obtained by the probe descent vehicle & # 171; Chang'e-5 & # 8243 ;. We estimate that the lunar soil sample contains 120 ppm of water, mostly from the solar wind & # 187 ;, & # 8212; said in the scientific material.
Scientists noted that the soil was collected in the northern part of the Ocean of Storms on the Moon.
Ocean of Storms & # 8212; the largest lunar sea located in the western part of the visible side of the moon. The length of the Ocean of Storms from north to south is 2500 km, and the occupied area is & # 8212; 4 million sq. km. It has an irregular shape. Like other lunar seas, the Ocean of Storms is a plain filled with solidified basaltic lava.