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Victoria Corless

'Wonder material' found in lunar samples hints at moon's origins

A scarred grey sphere nexct to a regular allignment of silver hexagons.

Scientists have discovered naturally formed graphene flakes in lunar soil samples, potentially shedding light on the mystery surrounding the moon's formation. 

The samples were collected from the moon in 2020 by Chang'e-5 (CE-5), the fifth lunar exploration mission of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program and China's first mission to return samples to Earth. 

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