Mining on the Moon

According to a post that has been published on New Atlas, there is a possibility to start a mining activity on the Moon, sooner or later.

https://newatlas.com/space/changesite-y-china-moon-mineral?utm_source

Apparently the findings are the following:

  1. A new mineral, a transparent crystal named Changesite-(Y), a kind of colorless transparent columnar crystal discovered from an analysis of lunar basalt particles. The sample analyzed – and confirmed by the International Mineralogical Association as a new mineral – was found among just 1,731 g (61 oz) of lunar samples brought back by the Chang’E 5 mission in 2020 – the first Moon rocks to be brought back to Earth since 1976. It’s a single crystal particle with a radius of about 10 microns.
  2. The Moon’s surface is believed to contain as much as 1.1 million metric tons of helium-3. According to the International Policy Digest, that represents a transformational fusion energy opportunity (each year, three space shuttle missions could bring enough fuel for all human beings across the world.)

Sources: China National Nuclear CorporationChina NewsGlobal TimesXin

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