Chinese Lunar Rocks Suggest a Thirsty Far Side of the Moon

Chinese Lunar Rocks Suggest a Thirsty Far Side of the Moon
Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never see from Earth might be drier than the near side.
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