China Lands Chang’e 6 on the Far Side of the Moon

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Image (Credit): The Chang’e 6 stacked in the clean room here on Earth before its successful launch to the Moon. (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation)

Yesterday, China successfully landed on the Moon again, this time on the far side with its Chang’e 6 mission. The probe is now in the unexplored South Pole region where it can study the lunar surface.

If all goes well, collected samples from this area will be returned to Earth for additional study. The Chang’e-6 mission includes an orbiter, a returner, a lander and an ascender.

China already returned a lunar sample successfully back in 2020 as part of its Chang’e 5 mission.

You can watch a video of the lunar landing here.

You can also read more about the mission at this China National Space Administration (CNSA) site.