changesite

English

Etymology

From Chang'e +‎ -s- +‎ -ite. Named after Chinese goddess Chang'e (the moon goddess). Named for the Chang'e program, the Chinese lunar landers which discovered the minerals. From Mandarin Cháng'é (“ㄔㄤˊ ㄜˊ”) (Ch‘ang²-ê²), from Chinese 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

Noun

changesite (plural changesites)

1. (astronomy, geology, Moon) Any of several minerals discovered by the Chang'e series of lunar landers and Yutu series of lunar rovers

Hypernyms

• mineral

Hyponyms

• changesite-(Y)

Derived terms

• changesite-(Y)