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Chinese scientists have identified the kind of mineral enriched with water in its molecular structure in a lunar sample retrieved by the Chang'e-5 probe, which returned to Earth in 2020.
在2020年返回地球的“嫦娥五号”探测器所带回的月球样本中，中国科学家在其分子结构中发现了富含水分子的矿物质。
A research team led by scientist from the Institute of Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences
由中国科学院物理研究所的科学家领导的一个研究小组表示，
says this discovery signifies the first direct detection of molecular water within the lunar regolith.
这一发现标志着首次在月球风化层中直接探测到分子水。
And the presence and distribution of water on the moon are fundamental to the study of the Earth-Moon system.
月球上水的存在和分布是研究地月系统的基础。
The origin and chemical form of lunar water had remained inclusive,
月球水的起源和化学形态一直众说纷纭，
despite extensive laboratory research on lunar samples collected by NASA's Apollo Mission dating from the 1960s and 1970s.
尽管人类曾对美国宇航局阿波罗任务从20世纪60年代到70年代收集的月球样本进行了全面的实验室研究。
The researchers say China's discovery opens up new possibilities for the future development and utilization of lunar water resources.
研究人员称，中国的这一发现，为未来开发和利用月球水资源开辟了新的可能性。
