Chang'e-6 landed in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the opposite side of the moon to Earth on June 1 and has now returned bearing lunar rocks and dust.
China's Chang'e-6 lunar module has returned to Earth after two months in space on the 'dark' side of the moon.The spacecraft, which launched on May 3, 2024, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully collecting and preparing to return the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon.The mission's lander, which touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on June 1, used a drill and scoop to gather approximately 4.4 pounds of lunar soil and rock.
'The CE-6 samples, being the first obtained from the farside of the Moon, are expected to answer one of the most fundamental scientific questions in lunar science research: what geologic activity is responsible for the differences between the two sides?' Zongyu Yue, a geologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in a statement.
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