wakest likes your bugs ⁂Sep 16, 2022

China just announced the discovery of a new type of #crystal on the moon!

They named it Changesite—(Y)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changesite–(Y)

Thanks to @lieslia_sau for posting about it! 🌔

Changesite–(Y) - Wikipedia

Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Sep 16, 2022
ok this is also cool: Changesite—(Y) already has a name in simplified chinese: 嫦娥石
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Sep 16, 2022
#嫦娥石 pronounced: cháng é shí (Chang E's Stone)
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also cool: Chang'e is the Chinese goddess of the Moon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e

Chang'e - Wikipedia

Sep 16, 2022 at 11:55amWeb
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space dust rabbit hole:
I had no idea until today that I have a desire to collect #micrometeorites...
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the logo of the International Mineralogical Association who is the organization who China announced approved of the new Chinese Moon crystal:

their whole website is adorable: http://cnmnc.main.jp and looks to be designed in the mid 90s

International Mineralogical Association - Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification