China's Chang'e 6 probe returned first samples from the far side of the moon on June 25, 2024
Probe spent over a month exploring and collecting samples before returning to Earth
Samples expected to provide valuable insights into geological differences between moon's two sides
Chinese Spacecraft Makes History with First Samples from Far Side of the Moon
China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe made history on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, by returning to Earth with the first-ever samples collected from the far side of the moon. The samples were delivered to Inner Mongolia and are expected to provide valuable insights into the geological differences between the moon's two sides.
The probe touched down on the lunar surface on April 27, 2024, becoming China's third successful lunar mission since 2019. It spent over a month exploring and collecting samples before returning to Earth.
Scientists are eagerly anticipating the analysis of these samples as they may shed light on the moon's formation and evolution. The far side of the moon, also known as the
China has successfully returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon.
The rocks inside the capsule could provide new insights into how our nearest neighbor, the moon, was formed.
Previous lunar samples taken by Apollo missions suggested a more violent origin story for the moon, challenging prevailing theories at that time.
China and the US are in competition over lunar exploration, with both countries planning to send humans back to the lunar surface by around the end of the decade.
China has offered to share some of its new moon samples with American researchers, and NASA is allowing US scientists to submit proposals for analysis.
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The Chang’e 6 capsule landed in Inner Mongolia, China, after collecting samples from the far side of the moon.
China was the first country to land on the far side of the Moon in April 2019 and has remained the only one to have done so since.
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]The rocks inside the little space capsule could open a new window into how our nearest neighbor formed.[
]Prior to Apollo, researchers had thought that it formed when a bunch of asteroids near Earth gradually glommed together. But the minerals in the moon rocks that the astronauts brought back suggested a much more violent origin story...[
Chang'e 6 lunar probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Chinese scientists anticipate the returned samples will include volcanic rock and other material that may answer questions about geographic differences on the moon’s two sides.
The probe left Earth on May 3 and its journey lasted 53 days.
Before returning to Earth, Chang'e-6 unfurled a Chinese flag on the far side of the moon in a global first.
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Chang'e 6 landed on the far side of the moon in early June
The probe scooped up samples using a drill and returned to space within 48 hours
Previous lunar samples taken by Apollo missions suggested a more violent origin story for the moon
