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Chandrayaan-3's analysis links landing site soil to lunar meteorite
short by Sourav Kumar / on Friday, 3 July, 2026
Soil analysed by Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover near the Moon's south pole has a geochemical composition closely matching that of ALHA 81005, the first meteorite confirmed to have originated from the Moon, a study stated. Both the lunar soil at Shiv Shakti Station, Chandrayaan-3's landing site, and the meteorite contain similar levels of aluminium oxide, iron oxide and magnesium oxide.