By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-22 09:21:29 | Updated at 2024-09-30 07:31:30
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China has offered a first glimpse at the soil samples brought back by the Chang’e-6 mission from the far side of the moon.
The Chang’e-6 lunar probe returned to Earth in June after a 53-day mission, during which it collected more than 1.9kg (4.2lbs) of soil through scooping and drilling operations.
Three months after the mission, the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) revealed these samples at their Lunar Sample Laboratory on Saturday.
According to state broadcaster CCTV news, the samples are being stored in a nitrogen-filled cabinet alongside those from the Chang’e-5 mission.
The samples from Chang’e-6 appear slightly lighter in colour and greyer compared to those from Chang’e-5.
