A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon

Posted 6/25/24

China’s Chang’e 6 probe has returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China on Tuesday afternoon. …

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A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first samples from the far side of the moon

Posted Tuesday, June 25, 2024 2:15 am

BEIJING (AP) — China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first.

The probe landed in northern China on Tuesday afternoon.

Chinese scientists anticipate the returned samples will include 2.5-million year old volcanic rock and other material that scientists hope will answer questions about geographic differences on the moon's two sides.