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China says its spacecraft lands on Moon's far side [View all]
Source: BBC
China says its spacecraft lands on Moon's far side
2 June 2024
Georgina Rannard,
Laura Bicker
China says its uncrewed craft has successfully landed on the far side of the Moon - an unexplored place almost no-one tries to go.
The Chang'e 6 touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 06:23 Beijing time on Sunday morning (22:23 GMT Saturday), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
Launched on 3 May, the mission aims to collect precious rock and soil from this region for the first time in history.
The probe could extract some of the Moon's oldest rocks from a huge crater on its South Pole.
The landing was fraught with risks, ...
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxeejp0y2pjo
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