Graphene on the Moon

Chinese scientists have made a surprising discovery by analyzing the Changa 5 mission sample collected from the lunar surface in December 2020 for the first time they found naturally occurring few-layer graphene on the moon. This finding reported by the state news agency globaltimes could have significant implications for humanity's future plans to use natural resources on the moon, it also offers new insights into the early geological evolution of our natural satellite, this could even challenge the theory of It has long been believed that the moon formed after the collision of a small planet with the Earth bringing much of its carbon from that impact.

The prevailing theory of the giant impact that has been strongly supported by the idea that a carbon-depleted moon now faces a new perspective, researchers from Jilin University in their article published in the journal National Science review suggest the existence of a process of carbon capture on the moon that led to the gradual accumulation of native carbon. This discovery could revolutionize our understanding of the chemical components and history of the moon. Using a non-destructive chemical analysis technique called Raman spectroscopy, the team confirmed the presence of few-layer graphene, a type of graphene with between two and 10 layers. which can be manufactured in a laboratory. Scientists propose that this material could have formed due to the impact of the solar wind and the lunar surface and the first volcanic eruptions, however, researchers admit that meteorites could also have contributed to the formation of graphic carbon on the moon, so That further investigation of the properties of the natural graphene found by the team is needed.