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Chang’e-6 Probe Returns with First-Ever Samples from Moon’s Far Side

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By Web Desk Published June 25, 2024 2 Min Read
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China's Chang’e-6 returns to Earth with samples. Photo: @infocentrochach (X)
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A Chinese lunar probe, Chang’e-6, carrying samples from the Moon’s far side, successfully returned to Earth on Tuesday, marking the completion of a 53-day mission described as a world first.

🇨🇳 🌕 #China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the far side of the #Moon.

📸 Bei He/Xinhua via AP pic.twitter.com/r74oeH6z4m

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) June 25, 2024

The probe’s landing module touched down in Inner Mongolia at 2:07 pm local time, as announced by the China National Space Administration, which declared the mission a “complete success.”

The samples of soil and rocks from the Moon’s far side—a region less explored and more rugged than the near side due to fewer ancient lava flows—may provide insights into the Moon’s formation and evolutionary history.

The Chang’e-6 mission to the Moon and return lasted 53 days, which is over twice as long as Chang’e-5’s mission in 2020. Check out a recap of the key events during Chang’e-6’s significant mission to collect the first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon. #ChinaSpace pic.twitter.com/xnAvDeCytd

— China Takeaway (@China24Official) June 25, 2024

Additionally, the mission included the launch of Pakistan’s lunar satellite iCube-Q, described as “historic” by the involved parties.

Following the successful operation, President Xi Jinping praised the mission’s “outstanding contributions,” as reported by state broadcaster CCTV, saying they would be “forever remembered by the motherland and the people.”

Chang’e-6 was launched from Hainan on May 3 and landed in the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin a month later. The probe collected samples using a drill and robotic arm, captured images of the lunar surface, and placed a flag made of basalt fabric.

China's Chang'e-6 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner, has brought back the world's first samples collected from the far side of the moon. Here is a timeline of the mission: https://t.co/JOfJQUi55Y pic.twitter.com/8xCTuNyyj8

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 25, 2024

On June 4, the probe accomplished the first-ever launch from the Moon’s far side, hailed as “an unprecedented feat in human lunar exploration history” by Xinhua.

The mission has stirred national pride and significant media attention in China. Live coverage of the landing showed personnel approaching the capsule and a flag-planting ceremony next to it.

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