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China moon probe prepares to return with sample – The New Daily
China says its Chang’e 5 lunar probe has completed sampling on the moon and the rocks collected have been sealed within the spacecraft.
China says its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon’s surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempted by any country in more than 40 years.
The Chang’e 5, the third Chinese probe to land on the moon, is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious missions for Beijing’s space program, which also has a probe en route to Mars carrying a robot rover.
The Chang’e 5 touched down on Tuesday on the Sea of Storms…
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