Laboratory construction and curation scheme for returned samples of the chang’e-5 missionOPEN ACCESS 

· by · in , ,

Hongwei Yang, Ruihong Yang & Qian Wang

Geoscience Letters, Volume 9, Article number: 19 (2022)

LINK (OPEN ACCESS)
PDF (OPEN ACCESS)

“The analysis of samples returned from a planetary body is important to understand the origin, composition, evolution, and interactions with space or atmospheric weathering of the planet. In particular, pristine rocks, which are not affected by weathering, can be collected during sampling work. The analysis of samples will significantly promote the calibration, verification, and interpretation of remote sensing data and will improve the knowledge of interior materials using geophysical measurements. The Chang’e-5 lander, the first Chinese science project involving the return of lunar samples, launched on November 24, 2020 and drilled a core sample that is almost 1 m long, and acquired less than 2 kg during this mission. Because of the preciousness of the returned samples, the CLESEC (China Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center) is planning to construct at least two laboratories, determine regulations for preserving samples from the Moon and other planets in future missions and develop non-damaging and/or minimally damaging technologies to analyze the returned samples. The CLESEC also announced standardized technologies and documentary regulations for preservation, measurement, and sharing schemes with scientists around the world. Based on the Apollo experiences, we have established detailed requirements and standardized conditions for constructing laboratories and curation with the aid of advanced technologies. We also discuss six potential demands for future sampling missions. Finally, we developed high-level criteria for future returning sample missions and relative curations that are beneficial to Chang’e-5 research and as well as preparation for other extraterrestrial samples in the near future.”

Related posts (automatically generated):

  1. Evidence of water on the lunar surface from Chang’E-5 in-situ spectra and returned samplesOPEN ACCESS 
  2. Geology of the Chang’e-5 landing site: Constraints on the sources of samples returned from a young nearside mare
  3. Chang’E-5 samples reveal high water content in lunar mineralsOPEN ACCESS 
  4. Curation planning and facilities for asteroid Bennu samples returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission
  5. Constraining the Evolutionary History of the Moon and the Inner Solar System: A Case for New Returned Lunar SamplesOPEN ACCESS 
  6. Mature lunar soils from Fe-rich and young mare basalts in the Chang’e-5 regolith samples
  7. Sub-microscopic magnetite and metallic iron particles formed by eutectic reaction in Chang’E-5 lunar soilOPEN ACCESS 
  8. Constraining the formation and transport of lunar impact glasses using the ages and chemical compositions of Chang’e-5 glass beadsOPEN ACCESS 
  9. Bulk compositions of the Chang’E-5 lunar soil: Insights into chemical homogeneity, exotic addition, and origin of landing site basaltsOPEN ACCESS 
  10. Small Bodies Tell the Story of the Solar System: A Scientific Rationale for a Multi-Target Small Body Sample Return Program including the Earth-based Laboratory Analysis of Returned SamplesOPEN ACCESS 
Tags: , , , ,