A Chinese researcher has described the excitement of discovering a new lunar mineral, changesite-(Ce), in samples returned to Earth by the Chang'e-5 mission.⁣ ⁣ Changesite-(Ce) is one of three newly identified lunar minerals, alongside magnesiochangesite-(Y) and magnesiochangesite-(Ce), discovered by a team led by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences. ⁣ ⁣ The breakthrough came unexpectedly in September last year while researchers were examining lunar samples under a scanning electron microscope.⁣ ⁣ #China #Space #Moon #lunarmineral #ScienceDiscovery