Scientific objectives and payload configuration of the Chang'E-7 mission

C Wang, Y Jia, C Xue, Y Lin, J Liu, X Fu… - National Science …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
As the cornerstone mission of the fourth phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program,
Chang'E-7 (CE-7) was officially approved, and implementation started in 2022, including a …

Return to the Moon: New perspectives on lunar exploration

Y Lin, W Yang, H Zhang, H Hui, S Hu, L **ao, J Liu… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Lunar exploration is deemed crucial for uncovering the origins of the Earth-Moon system
and is the first step for advancing humanity's exploration of deep space. Over the past …

Layered subsurface in Utopia Basin of Mars revealed by Zhurong rover radar

C Li, Y Zheng, X Wang, J Zhang, Y Wang, L Chen… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Exploring the subsurface structure and stratification of Mars advances our understanding of
Martian geology, hydrological evolution and palaeoclimatic changes, and has been a main …

A solar wind-derived water reservoir on the Moon hosted by impact glass beads

H He, J Ji, Y Zhang, S Hu, Y Lin, H Hui, J Hao, R Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The past two decades of lunar exploration have seen the detection of substantial quantities
of water on the Moon's surface. It has been proposed that a hydrated layer exists at depth in …

A 2-year locomotive exploration and scientific investigation of the lunar farside by the Yutu-2 rover

L Ding, R Zhou, Y Yuan, H Yang, J Li, T Yu, C Liu… - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
The lunar nearside has been investigated by many uncrewed and crewed missions, but the
farside of the Moon remains poorly known. Lunar farside exploration is challenging because …

High abundance of solar wind-derived water in lunar soils from the middle latitude

Y Xu, HC Tian, C Zhang, M Chaussidon, Y Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Remote sensing data revealed that the presence of water (OH/H2O) on the Moon is latitude-
dependent and probably time-of-day variation, suggesting a solar wind (SW)-originated …

Lunar rock investigation and tri-aspect characterization of lunar farside regolith by a digital twin

L Ding, R Zhou, T Yu, H Yang, X He, H Gao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Yutu-2 rover conducted an exciting expedition on the 41st lunar day to investigate a fin-
shaped rock at Longji site (45.44° S, 177.56° E) by extending its locomotion margin on …

Buried palaeo-polygonal terrain detected underneath Utopia Planitia on Mars by the Zhurong radar

L Zhang, C Li, J Zhang, B Zhou, YYS Zhao, Y Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As the largest basin on Mars, Utopia Planitia has both experienced and recorded variations
of the Martian palaeoclimate. Layered subsurface structures have been identified by ground …

Evidence for a stratified upper mantle preserved within the South Pole‐Aitken basin

DP Moriarty Iii, RN Watkins, SN Valencia… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution and compositional structure of the lunar mantle has been extensively modeled
but insufficiently constrained by observations. Here, we identify and characterize mantle …

Distribution and abundance of solar wind‐derived water in Chang'E‐5 core samples and its implications

HC Tian, J Hao, Y Lin, Y Xu, Z **… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge regarding the abundance and distribution of solar wind (SW)‐sourced
water (OH/H2O) on the Moon in the shallow subsurface remains limited. Here, we report the …