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The OU is the only UK institution to receive lunar samples from China's Chang'e 5 mission. This rare material, described as "more precious than gold dust" by OU Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, Mahesh Anand, enables OU researchers to undertake ground-breaking research on the moon's geology and history. Find out more
The OU is the only UK institution to receive lunar samples from China's Chang'e 5 mission. This rare material, described as "more precious than gold dust" by OU Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, Mahesh Anand, enables OU researchers to undertake ground-breaking research on the moon's geology and history. Find out more
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