China’s lunar probe on way back to Earth from far side of the moon
by Nicola Davis Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#6N91W)
Uncrewed Chang'e-6 lander is carrying rock and soil samples in very important achievement' after lunar liftoff
China's uncrewed Chang'e-6 probe is on its way back to Earth carrying the first samples from the far side of the moon, in a major achievement for Beijing's space programme.
The probe landed on the lunar surface on Sunday, within one of the oldest craters on the moon - the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin - then spent two days gathering rock and soil samples using its drill and robotic arm.
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