中国研究团队发现的一种月球矿物Changesite-(Ce)获得国际矿物学协会批准，这是全球第11种已鉴定月球矿物。中国已鉴定月球矿物总数达4种，与美国持平，该矿物出自中国境内首颗月球陨石Pakepake 005。
中国地质调查局表示，中国研究人员在月球陨石中发现的新矿物Changesite-(Ce)已获国际矿物学协会正式批准。这是全球第11种月球矿物，中国鉴定总数由此达到4种，与美国相同。
该矿物发现于Pakepake 005月球陨石，这是中国境内首颗回收的月球陨石，于2024年1月在新疆塔克拉玛干沙漠发现。这是继美国和德国团队后，第三种在月球陨石样本中鉴定的新月球矿物。
Changesite-(Ce)是一种含铈和镁的稀土磷酸盐矿物，属于针铁矿超群。中国地质科学研究院研究员王艳娟是该矿物的主要发现者。她表示，这一发现为理解月球起源和演化提供了“关键矿物学证据”，并对月球岩浆过程及稀土元素分布给出洞见。
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