A few days after the Chang’e-6 capsule canister landed in the Inner Mongolian desert, Chinese scientists received soil and rock samples collected from the farthest reaches of the moon.
Chinese scientists have received the first rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon, just days after the Chang’e-6 sample canister landed in the Inner Mongolian desert after completing an orbit around the moon.
The Chang’e-6 mission, which returned to Earth after its 53-day journey on June 25, successfully delivered these precious materials to Earth, marking a significant milestone in lunar exploration.
The capsule unveiling ceremony was held at the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST), which designed the mission spacecraft.
During this event, the researchers opened the capsule to find the lunar material weighing in the capsule. The samples, collected from the South Pole-Aitken Basin, are expected to provide unprecedented insights into the geological history and formation of the Moon.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Friday that the Chang’e-6 mission had successfully collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the Moon.
The success of this mission not only improves scientific understanding but also paves the way for future lunar exploration projects.
