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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.

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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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